Majority Does Not Rule: The Trouble with Majority-Rule Consensus Trees

The use of majority‐rule consensus trees as a means of resolving ambiguity in phylogenetic analyses is investigated. It is shown to be an inappropriate method for this purpose.

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Veröffentlicht in:Cladistics 2001-09, Vol.17 (3), p.282-284
Hauptverfasser: Sharkey, Michael J., Leathers, Jason W.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The use of majority‐rule consensus trees as a means of resolving ambiguity in phylogenetic analyses is investigated. It is shown to be an inappropriate method for this purpose.
ISSN:0748-3007
1096-0031
DOI:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2001.tb00124.x