Phylogenetic correlograms and the evolution of body size in South American owls (Strigiformes)

During the last few years, many models have been proposed to link microevolutionary processes to macroevolutionary patterns, defined by comparative data analysis. Among these, Brownian motion and Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (O-U) processes have been used to model, respectively, genetic drift or directional s...

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Main Authors: José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, Carlos Eduardo Ramos de Sant'Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2000-06-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572000000200008