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Statistical Methods in Molecular Evolution

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Huelsenbeck, J.P., Ronquist, F. (2005). Bayesian Analysis of Molecular Evolution Using MrBayes. In: Statistical Methods in Molecular Evolution. Statistics for Biology and Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27733-1_7

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