Preface |
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Author Biography |
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Abbreviations |
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Chapter 6 Summarizing and comparing phylogenetic trees |
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2 | (8) |
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6.1.1 Cluster-based methods |
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3 | (1) |
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6.1.1.1 Strict consensus trees |
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3 | (1) |
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6.1.1.2 Majority rule consensus trees |
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4 | (2) |
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6.1.1.3 Combinable components consensus |
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6 | (2) |
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6.1.1.4 Frequency difference consensus |
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8 | (1) |
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6.1.2 Methods not based on clusters |
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8 | (1) |
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6.1.2.2 Rough recovery consensus |
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8 | (1) |
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6.2 Taxonomic congruence vs. total evidence |
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10 | (3) |
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6.3 Pruned (=reduced) consensus and identification of unstable taxa |
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13 | (8) |
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6.3.1 Maximum agreement subtrees (MAST) |
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15 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Brute-force methods |
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15 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Triplet-based methods |
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16 | (1) |
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6.3.4 Improving majority rule or frequency difference consensus |
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17 | (2) |
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6.3.5 Swap and record moves |
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19 | (1) |
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6.3.6 Improving prune sets with an optimality criterion |
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20 | (1) |
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6.4 Zero-length branches and ambiguity |
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21 | (5) |
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6.4.1 Identification of zero-length branches and collapsing rules |
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21 | (3) |
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6.4.2 Consensus under different collapsing rules |
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24 | (1) |
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6.4.3 Numbers of trees, search effort |
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24 | (2) |
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6.4.4 Temporary collapsing |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (6) |
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6.5.1 Semi-strict supertrees |
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29 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Matrix representation with parsimony (MRP) |
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30 | (1) |
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6.5.3 Other methods based on matrix representation |
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31 | (1) |
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6.5.4 Majority rule supertrees |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (7) |
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6.7.1 Robinson-Foulds distances (RF), and derivatives |
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34 | (2) |
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6.7.2 Group similarity (rough recovery) |
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36 | (1) |
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6.7.3 Rearrangement distances |
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37 | (1) |
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6.7.4 Distortion coefficient (DC) |
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37 | (1) |
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6.7.5 Triplets and quartets |
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38 | (1) |
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6.8 Implementation in TNT |
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39 | (14) |
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39 | (2) |
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6.8.2 Temporary collapsing of zero-length branches, unshared taxa |
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41 | (2) |
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6.8.3 Tree comparisons and manipulations |
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43 | (2) |
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6.8.4 Identifying unstable taxa |
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45 | (4) |
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49 | (1) |
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6.8.6 Measures of tree distance |
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50 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Character weighting |
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53 | (66) |
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55 | (3) |
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7.2 General arguments for weighting |
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58 | (2) |
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7.2.1 Homoplasy and reliability |
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60 | (1) |
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7.3 Successive approximations weighting (SAW) |
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60 | (8) |
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7.3.1 Weighting and functions of homoplasy |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (3) |
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7.3.3 Potential solutions |
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68 | (1) |
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7.4 Implied weighting (IW) |
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68 | (10) |
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7.4.1 Weighting functions |
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70 | (1) |
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7.4.1.1 Weighting strength |
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71 | (3) |
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7.4.1.2 Maximization of weights and self-consistency |
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74 | (1) |
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7.4.2 Binary recoding, step-matrix characters |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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7.4.5 IW and compatibility |
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76 | (2) |
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7.5 Weighting strength, sensitivity, and conservativeness |
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78 | (2) |
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7.6 Practical consequences of application of IW |
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80 | (2) |
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7.7 Problematic methods for evaluating data quality |
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82 | (2) |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (9) |
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7.8.1 Influence of missing entries |
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84 | (3) |
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7.8.2 Uniform and average weighting of molecular partitions |
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87 | (1) |
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7.8.3 Self-weighted optimization and state transformations |
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87 | (5) |
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7.8.4 Weights changing in different branches |
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92 | (1) |
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7.9 Implied weights and likelihood |
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93 | (5) |
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7.10 To weight or not to weight, that is the question |
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98 | (13) |
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7.10.1 Criticisms of IW based on simulations |
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98 | (5) |
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7.10.2 Support and character reliability |
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103 | (3) |
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7.10.3 Weighting, predictivity, and stability |
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106 | (1) |
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7.10.4 Convergence between results of IW and equal weights |
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107 | (2) |
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7.10.5 Weighting in morphology vs molecules |
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109 | (2) |
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7.11 Implementation in TNT |
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111 | (8) |
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7.11.1 Self-weighted optimization |
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112 | (1) |
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7.11.2 Extended implied weighting |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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7.11.2.2 Uniform weighting of characters or sets |
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115 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Measuring degree of group support |
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119 | (66) |
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8.1 The difficulty of measuring group supports |
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119 | (3) |
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8.2 Bremer supports: definitions |
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122 | (12) |
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8.2.1 Variants of Bremer supports |
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123 | (1) |
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8.2.1.1 Relative Bremer supports (RBS) |
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123 | (2) |
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8.2.1.2 Combined Bremer supports |
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125 | (2) |
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8.2.1.3 Relative explanatory power |
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127 | (2) |
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8.2.1.4 Site concordance factors (sCF) and group supports |
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129 | (2) |
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8.2.1.5 Partitioned Bremer supports |
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131 | (3) |
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8.3 Bremer supports in practice |
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134 | (6) |
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8.3.1 Performing searches under reverse constraints |
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135 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Searching suboptimal trees |
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135 | (2) |
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8.3.3 Recording score differences during TBR branch-swapping |
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137 | (1) |
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8.3.3.1 The ALRT and aBayes methods |
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138 | (1) |
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8.3.4 Calculating average differences in length |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (30) |
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8.4.1 Plotting group supports |
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143 | (1) |
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8.4.2 Different resampling methods |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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8.4.2.3 Symmetric resampling |
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146 | (1) |
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8.4.2.4 No-zero-weight resampling |
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147 | (2) |
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8.4.2.5 Influence of number of pseudoreplicates |
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149 | (2) |
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8.4.3 Final summary of results |
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151 | (1) |
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8.4.3.1 Frequency-within-replicates (FWR) or strict consensus |
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151 | (1) |
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8.4.3.2 Frequency differences (GQ track support better than absolute frequencies |
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152 | (3) |
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8.4.3.3 A death blow to measuring support with resampling |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (1) |
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8.4.3.5 Rough recovery of groups |
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158 | (1) |
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8.4.4 Search algorithms and group supports |
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158 | (3) |
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8.4.4.1 Search bias worsens the problems of saving a single tree |
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161 | (3) |
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8.4.4.2 Approximations for further speedups |
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164 | (2) |
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8.4.4.3 Worse search methods cannot produce better results |
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166 | (4) |
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8.5 Confidence and stability are related to support, but not the same thing |
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170 | (2) |
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8.6 Implementation in TNT |
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172 | (13) |
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8.6.1 Calculation of Bremer supports |
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173 | (1) |
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8.6.1.1 Searching suboptimal trees |
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174 | (2) |
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8.6.1.2 Searching with reverse constraints |
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176 | (1) |
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8.6.1.3 Estimation of Bremer supports via TBR |
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176 | (1) |
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8.6.1.4 Variants of Bremer support |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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8.6.2.1 Options to determine how resampling is done |
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178 | (1) |
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8.6.2.2 Options to determine how results are summarized |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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8.6.3 Superposing labels on tree branches |
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180 | (1) |
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8.6.4 Wildcard taxa and supports |
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181 | (4) |
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Chapter 9 Morphometric characters |
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185 | (44) |
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9.1 Continuous characters |
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186 | (11) |
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9.1.1 Ancestral states, explanation, and homology |
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187 | (2) |
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9.1.2 Heritability and the phylogenetic meaning of descriptive statistics |
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189 | (1) |
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9.1.3 Significant differences and methods for discretization |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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9.1.4.1 Shifting scale using logarithms |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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9.1.5 Squared changes "parsimony" and other models for continuous characters |
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194 | (3) |
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9.2 Geometric morphometries |
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197 | (21) |
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9.2.1 Geometric morphometries in a nutshell |
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197 | (1) |
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9.2.1.1 Superimposition and criteria for measuring shape differences |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Problematic proposals to extract characters from landmarks |
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200 | (1) |
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9.2.3 Application of the parsimony criterion: phylogenetic morphometries |
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201 | (2) |
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9.2.4 Shape optimization in more detail |
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203 | (1) |
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9.2.4.1 Fermat points and iterative refinement of point positions |
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204 | (1) |
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9.2.4.2 Using grid templates for better point estimates |
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204 | (2) |
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9.2.4.3 Missing entries and inapplicable characters |
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206 | (1) |
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9.2.5 Landmark dependencies, scaling |
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207 | (2) |
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9.2.6 Implied weighting and minimum possible scores |
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209 | (1) |
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9.2.6.1 Weighting landmarks or configurations |
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209 | (1) |
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9.2.6.2 The minimum (ISmin) may not be achievable on any tree |
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209 | (1) |
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9.2.7 Ambiguity in landmark positions |
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210 | (1) |
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9.2.7.1 Coherence in reconstructions of different landmarks |
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211 | (1) |
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9.2.8 Dynamic alignment of landmarks |
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212 | (3) |
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9.2.9 Other criteria for aligning or inferring ancestral positions |
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215 | (1) |
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9.2.9.1 Least squares or linear changes |
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215 | (3) |
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9.3 Choice of method and correctness of results |
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218 | (2) |
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9.4 Implementation in TNT |
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220 | (9) |
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9.4.1 Continuous (and meristic) characters |
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220 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Phylogenetic morphometries |
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221 | (1) |
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9.4.2.1 Reading and exporting data |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (1) |
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9.4.2.3 Scoring trees, displaying, and saving mapped configurations |
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223 | (1) |
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9.4.2.4 Settings for estimating coordinates of landmark points |
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224 | (1) |
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9.4.2.5 Weights, factors, minima |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Scripting: The next level of TNT mastery |
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229 | (40) |
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10.1 Basic description of TNT language |
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230 | (3) |
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10.2 The elements of TNT language in depth |
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233 | (14) |
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233 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Expressions and operators |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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10.2.5 Internal variables |
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236 | (4) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (4) |
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245 | (1) |
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10.2.7 Efficiency and memory management |
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246 | (1) |
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10.3 Other facilities of the TNT language |
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247 | (11) |
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247 | (1) |
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10.3.1.1 Handling errors and interruptions |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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10.3.3 Handling input files |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (1) |
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10.3.4.1 Handling strings |
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251 | (1) |
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10.3.5 Arrays into and from tables |
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252 | (1) |
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10.3.6 Automatic input redirection |
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253 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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10.3.8 Editing trees and branch labels |
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254 | (1) |
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10.3.9 Tree searching and traversals |
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254 | (2) |
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10.3.10 Most parsimonious reconstructions (MPRs) |
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256 | (1) |
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10.3.11 Random numbers and lists, combinations, permutations |
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256 | (2) |
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10.4 Graphics and correlation |
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258 | (5) |
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10.4.1 Plotting graphic trees |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (2) |
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262 | (1) |
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10.5 Simulating and modifying data |
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263 | (1) |
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10.6 A digression: the C interpreter of TNT |
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264 | (2) |
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10.7 Some general advice on how to write scripts |
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266 | (3) |
References |
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Index |
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