Combining phylogenomic and supermatrix approaches, and a time-calibrated phylogeny for squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) based on 52 genes and 4162 species
Abstract
Many studies analyze higher-level relationships with many genes but few taxa (e.g. phylogenomic). Alternately, other studies analyze many taxa but few genes (e.g. supermatrix). Here, we demonstrate the potential to combine these two approaches, using published data from squamate reptiles. The tree from the combined analysis more closely resembles the higher-level phylogeny based on many genes and few taxa. We provide a time-calibrated tree for squamate reptiles based on 52 genes and 4162 species.
- Publication:
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
- Pub Date:
- January 2016
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.10.009
- Bibcode:
- 2016MolPE..94..537Z
- Keywords:
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- Missing data;
- Phylogenomic;
- Phylogeny;
- Squamata;
- Supermatrix