Abstract
Recently,Lutzoni(1997)usedatestdescribedbyRodrigoetal.(1993;hereinafter referredtoastheRKB3test)tocompare phylogeniesconstructedbyusingribosomal RNAgenesequences(rDNA)andintergenic transcribedspacersequences(ITS)froma groupofrelatedbasidiomycetespecies.Lutzonidiscussedtherelationshipsamongst thespecies,buthealsocommentedextensivelyontheRKB3tests,particularlyona presumptivebiasinthemethodandaproposedworkaround.Here,IconÂŽnemyself toadiscussionofLutzonisassessmentof theRKB3test.Inparticular,Isuggestthat (1)thebiasdescribedbyLutzoniisanartifactofinadequatebootstrapsamplingand (2)Lutzonisproposedworkaroundmayresultinmisleadinginferences.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 727-733 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Systematic Biology |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |