A simulation study comparing supertree and combined analysis methods using SMIDGen.docVIP

Swensonetal.AlgorithmsforMolecularBiology2010,5:8 /content/5/1/8 RESEARCH OpenAccess Asimulationstudycomparingsupertreeand combinedanalysismethodsusingSMIDGen MShelSwenson1*,Fran?oisBarban?on2,TandyWarnow1,CRandalLinder3 Abstract Background:Supertreemethodscompriseoneapproachtoreconstructinglargemolecularphylogeniesgiven multi-markerdatasets:treesareestimatedoneachmarkerandthencombinedintoatree(the“supertree”)onthe entiresetoftaxa.Supertreescanbeconstructedusingvariousalgorithmictechniques,withthemostcommon beingmatrixrepresentationwithparsimony(MRP).Whenthedataallow,thecompetingapproachisac