Theory straightforward likelihood

The method of maximum likelihood is the standard estimation procedure in statistical inference. Whether one looks at the inference problem from the point of view of classical repeated-sampling theory or Bayesian theory or straightforward likelihood theory, maximizing the likelihood emerges as the preferred procedure. There really is no dispute about this in regular estimation problems, and phylogenetic inference does seem to be unexceptional from a statistical point of view, even though it took a little while for the initial difficulties in the application of maximum likelihood to be sorted out. This was mainly done by Felsenstein (1968) and Thompson (1974) in their Ph.D. dissertations and subsequent publications. 

SSE, see Society for the Study of Evolution SSZ, see Society of Systematic Zoology Stafleu, Frans, 5, 8 Straightforward likelihood theory, Stratocladistics, 173, 174 Subtree analysis, 247 Symplesiomorphy, 130, 206 Synapomorphy, 81, 134, 207, 208 Syngeny, 202... 

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