Response to Comment on "phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution"

  • K. M. Kjer
  • , J. L. Ware
  • , J. Rust
  • , T. Wappler
  • , R. Lanfear
  • , L. S. Jermiin
  • , X. Zhou
  • , H. Aspöck
  • , U. Aspöck
  • , R. G. Beutel
  • , A. Blanke
  • , A. Donath
  • , T. Flouri
  • , P. B. Frandsen
  • , P. Kapli
  • , A. Y. Kawahara
  • , H. Letsch
  • , C. Mayer
  • , D. D. McKenna
  • , K. Meusemann
  • O. Niehuis, R. S. Peters, B. M. Wiegmann, D. K. Yeates, B. M. Von Reumont, A. Stamatakis, B. Misof

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Abstract

Tong et al. comment on the accuracy of the dating analysis presented in our work on the phylogeny of insects and provide a reanalysis of our data. They replace log-normal priors with uniform priors and add a "roachoid" fossil as a calibration point. Although the reanalysis provides an interesting alternative viewpoint, we maintain that our choices were appropriate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)487
Number of pages1
JournalScience
Volume349
Issue number6247
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

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