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Simulating phylogenetic data is a powerful tool for evolutionists, but this can be a complicated task. This chapter gives an overview on the methods to simulate species traits, particularly on a phylogeny. We show that building from three fundamental models (Brownian motion (BM), Ornstein–Uhlenbeck (OU), and Markov chains (MC)), many biologically relevant scenarios can be simulated. We also review briefly the simulation of phylogenies and the available software for phylogenetic data simulation (PDS). The online materials give several examples, including some complex cases, using R.
The original version of this chapter was revised: Online Practical Material website has been updated. The erratum to this chapter is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43550-2_23
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I am grateful to László Zsolt Garamszegi for inviting me to write this chapter. Many thanks to Matthew Pennell and an anonymous reviewer for their positive comments.
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Paradis, E. (2014). Simulation of Phylogenetic Data. In: Garamszegi, L. (eds) Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and Their Application in Evolutionary Biology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43550-2_13
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