Long-branch Attraction

Long-Branch Attraction is a systematic error in phylogenetic inference where distantly related lineages with long branches are incorrectly inferred to be closely related due to the accumulation of convergent substitutions that mimic shared evolutionary history.

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2017–2026

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  1. HP
    Hervé Philippe

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    13 publications · 2.7K citations

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  2. HB
    Henner Brinkmann

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    8 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. ES
    Edward Susko

    Dalhousie University, Canada

    7 publications · 993 citations

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  4. ME
    Mark E. Siddall

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    5 publications · 566 citations

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  5. AJ
    Andrew J. Roger

    Dalhousie University, Canada

    5 publications · 896 citations

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Venues

  1. Molecular Biology and Evolution

    MBE · 34 publications · 3.8K citations

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  2. Systematic Biology

    24 publications · 3.5K citations

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  3. BMC Evolutionary Biology

    13 publications · 1.9K citations

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  4. Cladistics

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

    6 publications · 844 citations

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