The Trials and Tribulations of Priors and Posteriors in Bayesian Timing of Divergence Analyses: the Age of Butterflies Revisited
N. Chazot, N. Wahlberg, A. V. Freitas, C. Mitter, C. Labandeira, J.-C. Sohn, R. K. Sahoo, N. Seraphim, R. de Jong, M. Heikkila
The paper evaluates the impact of priors on divergence timing estimates in butterflies using a large phylogeny and fossil calibrations, finding robust results for the origin of butterflies.
bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2018Evolutionary Biology