title: Phylogenetic Networks with Every Embedded Phylogenetic Tree a Base Tree.
abstract: We show that the class of tree-child networks is precisely the class of tree-based networks with the property that every embedded phylogenetic tree is a base tree.
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. c.semple@math.canterbury.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Semple
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005075:Biological Evolution; D055641:Mathematical Concepts; D008954:Models, Biological; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010802:Phylogeny
keywords: Phylogenetic networks; Tree-based networks; Tree-child networks