- deltran optimization
- Optimization technique used in cladistics, based on ‘delayed transformation’ and favoring independent gains rather than acquisition and reversal.Cf. actran optimization.
Expanded glossary of Cycad terms . 2014.
Expanded glossary of Cycad terms . 2014.
actran optimization — Optimization technique used in cladistics, based on ‘accelerated transformation’ and favoring acquisition of characters, with subsequent homoplasy accounted for by reversal. Cf. deltran optimization … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms