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Table 5 Estimated divergence times of poorly resolved nodes

From: Increasing phylogenetic resolution at low taxonomic levels using massively parallel sequencing of chloroplast genomes

Node

ML branch length (substitutions/site)

Estimated divergence

time

P. krempfii - section Quinquefoliae

0.000370

1126539

22531

0.113/1.13

P. parviflora -

P. albicaulis

0.000144

442057

8841

0.044/0.44

P. albicaulis -

P. lambertiana N

0.000030

92095

1842

0.009/0.09

P. cembra -

P. koraiensis/sibirica

0.000085

260936

5219

0.026/0.26

  1. All divergence time estimates assume a chloroplast mutation rate of 3.26 × 10-10 substitutions/site/year. Coalescent units reported are based on either high (100,000) or low (10,000) effective population (Ne) sizes. Maximum likelihood (ML) branch lengths are shown as substitutions/site. Estimated divergence times are presented in years (top), generations (middle) and coalescent units for high/low Ne (bottom).
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