Simultaneous detection of macroevolutionary patterns in phenotypic means and rate of change with and within phylogenetic trees including extinct species

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 1; p. e0210101
• Main Authors: Castiglione, S, Serio, C, Mondanaro, A, Di Febbraro, M, Profico, A, Girardi, G, Raia, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.01.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Analysis; Bioinformatics; Biological Evolution; Biology and Life Sciences; Computational Biology - methods; Computer and Information Sciences; Computer simulation; Data processing; Earth science; Earth Sciences; Endangered & extinct species; Evolution; Evolution & development; Evolutionary algorithms; Extinct species; Extinction; Extinction, Biological; Fossils; Methods; Phenotype; Phenotypes; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Physical Sciences; Research and Analysis Methods; Software; Trees; Trends; Italy

Recognizing evolutionary trends in phenotypic means and rates requires the application of phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs). Most PCMs are unsuited to make full use of fossil information, which is a drawback, given the inclusion of such data improves, and in some cases even corrects, the prope...