Electronic Resource
Palo Alto, Calif.
:
Annual Reviews
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
28 (1997), S. 437-466
ISSN:
0066-4162
Source:
Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection 1932-2001ff
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract One of the strengths of the maximum likelihood method of phylogenetic estimation is the ease with which hypotheses can be formulated and tested. Maximum likelihood analysis of DNA and amino acid sequence data has been made practical with recent advances in models of DNA substitution, computer programs, and computational speed. Here, we describe the maximum likelihood method and the recent improvements in models of substitution. We also describe how likelihood ratio tests of a variety of biological hypotheses can be formulated and tested using computer simulation to generate the null distribution of the likelihood ratio test statistic.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.28.1.437
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