Lanfear, Robert2015-12-100014-3820http://hdl.handle.net/1885/62774Rates of molecular evolution vary substantially between lineages, and a growing effort is directed at uncovering the causes and consequences of this variation. Comparing local-clocks (rates of molecular evolution estimated from different sets of branchesKeywords: evolutionary biology; phylogenetics; statistical application; article; biological model; molecular evolution; phylogeny; statistical model; Evolution, Molecular; Models, Genetic; Models, Statistical; Phylogeny Likelihood-ratio test; Local-clock; Molecular clock; Molecular evolution; Substitution rate201010.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01160.x2016-02-24