Journal article
Information obtained in cladistic analysis
Abstract
The application of elementary equations from information theory to the elements involved in cladistic analysis is formalized mathematically. An equation is derived that quantifies the amount of information obtained by constructing a cladogram from a cladistic data matrix. Given particular conditions, the amount of information obtained increases monotonically with increases of the number of taxa involved and, so, may be used directly as a …
Authors
Stone JR
Journal
Biosystems, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 33–39
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2001
DOI
10.1016/s0303-2647(01)00125-3
ISSN
0303-2647