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Name: Comparing Phylogenetic Trees
ID: m15807
Language: English (en)
Summary: This is an introduction to some of the issues faced when comparing different sets of phylogenetic hypotheses.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: bioquest, evolution, phylogeny, tree-thinking
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: sam donovan (sdonovan@pitt.edu)
Copyright Holders: sam donovan (sdonovan@pitt.edu)
Maintainers: sam donovan (sdonovan@pitt.edu)
Latest version: 1.1 (history)
First publication date: Feb 12, 2008 2:31 pm US/Central
Last revision to module: Feb 12, 2008 5:16 pm US/Central
Module XML: m15807_1.1.cnxml

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Version: 1.1 Feb 12, 2008 5:16 pm US/Central by sam donovan
Changes: 
This is the first draft.

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