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On Sackin’s original proposal: the variance of the leaves’ depths as a phylogenetic balance index
BACKGROUND: The Sackin indexS of a rooted phylogenetic tree, defined as the sum of its leaves’ depths, is one of the most popular balance indices in phylogenetics, and Sackin’s paper (Syst Zool 21:225–6, 1972) is usually cited as the source for this index. However, what Sackin actually proposed in h...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181513/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32326884 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12859-020-3405-1 |