Fossils matter: improved estimates of divergence times in Pinus reveal older diversification

Fossils matter: improved estimates of divergence times in Pinus reveal older diversification

Abstract Background The taxonomy of pines (genus Pinus) is widely accepted and a robust gene tree based on entire plastome sequences exists. However, there is a large discrepancy in estimated divergence times of major pine clades among existing studies, mainly due to differences in fossil placement...

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Main Authors: Bianca Saladin, Andrew B. Leslie, Rafael O. Wüest, Glenn Litsios, Elena Conti, Nicolas Salamin, Niklaus E. Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Fossil calibration
Bayesian clock dating
Molecular clock calibration
Node dating
Fossilized birth-death
Phylogeny
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0941-z

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