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. 2022 Feb;38(1):147-158.
doi: 10.1111/cla.12485. Epub 2021 Aug 10.

Phylogenetic supergraphs

Ward C Wheeler  1
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Phylogenetic supergraphs

Ward C Wheeler. Cladistics. 2022 Feb.
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Abstract

Phylogenetic graph structures used in empirical and theoretical analysis have expanded beyond trees to more general directed acyclic graphs including networks and forests. Several methods to reconcile multiple such graphs are presented and discussed here, extending existing consensus and supertree techniques to form a set of phylogenetic supergraph methods. These graphs can be used as the summary of analytical results, or as heuristic initial graphs for further phylogenetic analysis.

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