MCMCTREE in PAML [19] was used with the GTR+Γ5 model. Shape and scale parameters, α and β, in the gamma prior for parameter σ2 were 1.0 and 10.0, respectively. 95% highest posterior density (HPD) is s
Alignment used to estimate divergence time between populations located east and west of the Andes. This alignment is concatenated and contains mtDNA (COI and 16S)
Phylogenetic estimation of evolutionary timescales has become routine in biology, forming the basis of a wide range of evolutionary and ecological studies. However, there are various sources of bias t
