… advocated that the polytomy be resolved arbitrarily into a … analysis will depend on how the
polytomy is resolved; a node with … possible resolutions of a three-way polytomy, the plot of the …

… Here, we present a simple approach to polytomy resolution, using biologically relevant … and
r, we present a semi‐automated ‘polytomy resolver’ capable of providing a distribution of tree …

… Such a hard polytomy of nine taxa translates into 2 027 025 … regarding the early neoavian
polytomy. I further caution against … The early neoavian polytomy coincides with the Cretaceous–…

The reconstruction of phylogenetic trees from discrete character data typically relies on models
that assume the characters evolve under a continuous-time Markov process operating at …

… In our experience most systematists do not prefer the hard polytomy interpretation for their
work, despite the theoretical possibility of simultaneous cladogenesis. The possibility of more …

Although phylogenetic hypotheses can provide insights into mechanisms of evolution, their
utility is limited by our inability to differentiate simultaneous speciation events (hard …

Background A phylogenetic tree, showing ancestral relations among organisms, is commonly
represented as a rooted tree with sets of bifurcating branches (dichotomies) for simplicity, …

… The birth–death polytomy resolver is a method of accounting for phylogenetic uncertainty …
respect to trait values, the birth–death polytomy resolver breaks down natural patterns of trait …

… polytomy trees, where the relationships within a particular clade of species are more/less
certainly determined (hard/soft polytomy… It is found that, although polytomy does not significantly …

… In summary, the basal polytomy was solved for the first time. Seven of the eight genera were
recovered as monophyletic groups. The unique exception is Goniozus , which was retrieved …