Appropriate homoplasy metrics in linked SSRs to predict an underestimation of demographic expansion times
Abstract Background Homoplasy affects demographic inference estimates. This effect has been recognized and corrective methods have been developed. However, no studies so far have defined what homoplasy metrics best describe the effects on demographic inference, or have attempted to estimate such met...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1046-4 |