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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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