The choice of tree prior and molecular clock does not substantially affect phylogenetic inferences of diversification rates
B. A. J. Sarver, M. W. Pennell, J. W. Brown, S. Keeble, K. M. Hardwick, J. Sullivan, L. J. Harmon
This study evaluates how tree priors and molecular clocks affect diversification rate estimates in Bayesian phylogenetics, finding minimal impact when data are informative and substitution rates are low-to-moderate.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2018Evolutionary Biology