Single-locus species delimitation: a test of the mixed Yule–coalescent model, withan empirical application to Philippine round-leaf bats

• Main Authors: Esselstyn, Jacob A., Evans, Ben J., Sedlock, Jodi L., Anwarali, F. A., Heaney, Lawrence R.
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2012
• Subjects: AC Collections. Series. Collected works
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2361/1/Single-locus%20species%20delimitation%20a%20test%20of%20the%20mixed%20Yule%E2%80%93coalescent%20model%2C%20withan%20empirical%20application%20to%20Philippine%20round-leaf%20bats.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2361/; http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/06/27/rspb.2012.0705

Prospects for a comprehensive inventory of global biodiversity would be greatly improved by automating methods of species delimitation. The general mixed Yule–coalescent (GMYC) was recently proposed as a potential means of increasing the rate of biodiversity exploration. We tested this method with...