I have a couple of general questions regarding outgroup taxa in a species delimitation analysis with BPP: Should outgroup species be trimmed or included? Do distant outgroup taxa adversely affect the analysis?
I was unable to really find a definite answer for these in litterature, I'm hopping someone can shed some light on them or refer me to relevant information that I might have missed.
I appreciate your time!
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bpp assumes the clock and does not need or use outgroup.
if your outgroup species is too distant and the molecular clock is violated, including it may affect the results.
ziheng
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Hello BPP users,
I have a couple of general questions regarding outgroup taxa in a species delimitation analysis with BPP: Should outgroup species be trimmed or included? Do distant outgroup taxa adversely affect the analysis?
I was unable to really find a definite answer for these in litterature, I'm hopping someone can shed some light on them or refer me to relevant information that I might have missed.
I appreciate your time!
bpp assumes the clock and does not need or use outgroup.
if your outgroup species is too distant and the molecular clock is violated, including it may affect the results.
ziheng
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Sorry I missed this reply earlier. That makes sense, thank you!