title: Inferring the historical patterns of biological evolution.
abstract: Phylogenetic trees describe the pattern of descent amongst a group of species. With the rapid accumulation of DNA sequence data, more and more phylogenies are being constructed based upon sequence comparisons. The combination of these phylogenies with powerful new statistical approaches for the analysis of biological evolution is challenging widely held beliefs about the history and evolution of life on Earth.
authors.affiliation: School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008322:Mammals; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012260:Ribonucleases