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When is one estimate of evolutionary relationships a refinement of another?

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A new way to view a certain type of taxonomic character is presented and several fundamental results are rederived using this approach.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    G. F. Estabrook

  2. Department of Mathematics, Bowling Green State University, 43403, Bowling Green, OH, USA

    F. R. McMorris

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Estabrook, G.F., McMorris, F.R. When is one estimate of evolutionary relationships a refinement of another?. J. Math. Biology 10, 367–373 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00276095

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