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Weighted Parsimony

Weighted Parsimony is a phylogenetic inference method in cladistic analysis that belongs to the class of parsimony approaches and is distinguished by its assignment of differential weights to specific character state transformations to reflect varying probabilities or costs in evolutionary change.

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The Parsimony Ratchet, a New Method for Rapid Parsimony Analysis

Kevin C. Nixon · Cladistics · 1999 · 1.8K citations

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Weighted parsimony outperforms other methods of phylogenetic inference under models appropriate for morphology

Pablo A. Goloboff, Ambrosio Torres, J. Salvador Arias · Cladistics · 2017 · 475 citations · Full text

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Weighted parsimony phylogeny of the family Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)

Juan Marcos Mirande · Cladistics · 2009 · 321 citations · Full text

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Is Congruence between Data Partitions a Reliable Predictor of Phylogenetic Accuracy? Empirically Testing an Iterative Procedure for Choosing among Phylogenetic Methods

Cliff Cunningham · Systematic Biology · 1997 · 318 citations · Full text

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Phylogenetics of the Cotton Genus (Gossypium): Character-State Weighted Parsimony Analysis of Chloroplast-DNA Restriction Site Data and Its Systematic and Biogeographic Implications

Jonathan F. Wendel, Victor A. Albert · Systematic Botany · 1992 · 300 citations

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Authors

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  1. DS
    David S. Hibbett

    Clark University, United States

    6 publications · 432 citations

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  2. ZW
    Zheng Wang

    Yale University, United States

    6 publications · 432 citations

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  3. MB
    Manfred Binder

    Clark University, United States

    4 publications · 189 citations

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  4. JS
    Jack Sullivan

    University of Idaho, United States

    3 publications · 472 citations

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  5. RK
    Robert K. Jansen

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    3 publications · 198 citations

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117

  1. Clark University

    Worcester, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    873 citations

  2. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    293 citations

  3. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    330 citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    403 citations

  5. University of Connecticut

    Storrs, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    472 citations

  6. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    2K citations

  8. Fundación Miguel Lillo

    San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    1.9K citations

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  1. Systematic Biology

    9 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. Cladistics

    7 publications · 2.9K citations

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  3. Molecular Biology and Evolution

    MBE · 5 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. American Journal of Botany

    5 publications · 422 citations

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  5. Mycologia

    4 publications · 307 citations

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