The Effects of Sampling Location and Predictor Point Estimate Certainty on Posterior Support in Bayesian Phylogeographic Generalized Linear Models.

The Effects of Sampling Location and Predictor Point Estimate Certainty on Posterior Support in Bayesian Phylogeographic Generalized Linear Models.
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10.1038/s41598-018-24264-8
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发表时间:
2018-04-12
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影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Scotch M
Scotch M
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综合性期刊3区
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作者:
Magee D;Taylor JE;Scotch M

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