RPANDA (version 2.3)

Cetacea: Cetacean phylogeny

Description

Ultrametric phylogenetic tree for 87 of the 89 extant cetacean species

Usage

data(Cetacea)

Details

This phylogeny was constructed by Bayesian phylogenetic inference from six mitochondrial and nine nuclear genes. It was calibrated using seven paleontological age constraints and a relaxed molecular clock approach. See Steeman et al. (2009) for details.

References

Steeman ME et al.(2009) Radiation of extant cetaceans driven by restructuring of the oceans Syst Biol 58:573-585

Morlon, H., Parsons, T.L., Plotkin, J.B. (2011) Reconciling molecular phylogenies with the fossil record Proc Nat Acad Sci 108: 16327-16332

Condamine, F.L., Rolland, J., Morlon, H. (2013) Macroevolutionary perspectives to environmental change Eco Lett 16: 72-85

Examples

data(Cetacea)
print(Cetacea)
plot(Cetacea)