Original title:
Meta-analysis of methodological artifacts of the phylogenetic imbalance.
Translated title:
Meta-analysis of methodological artifacts of the phylogenetic imbalance.
Authors:
SMRČKOVÁ, Jana Document type: Master’s theses
Year:
2011
Language:
cze Abstract:
The influence of possible methodological artifacts (e.g. type of data or tree construction methods) on the tree topology was evaluated. A total of 413 phylogenetic trees was downloaded from the tree repository TreeBASE. Three indices of topology imbalance were employed, namely, Fusco & Cronk index, weighted average, and Colless index. The study reveals that methodological artifacts have probably a weak influence on the tree shape. Therefore, patterns in tree balance could reflect macroevolutionary processess, not a methodological bias.
Keywords:
imbalance; meta-analysis; phylogeny; topology; tree shape; fylogeneze; meta-analýza; nevyváženost; topologie; tvar stromu Citation: SMRČKOVÁ, Jana. Meta-analysis of methodological artifacts of the phylogenetic imbalance.. České Budějovice, 2011. diplomová práce (Mgr.). JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH. Přírodovědecká fakulta
Institution: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
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