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Found 2 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.
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1. Stochastic Models in Phylogenetic Comparative Methods: Analytical Properties and Parameter Estimation
Abstract : Phylogenetic comparative methods are well established tools for using inter-species variation to analyse phenotypic evolution and adaptation. They are generally hampered, however, by predominantly univariate approaches and failure to include uncertainty and measurement error in the phylogeny as well as the measured traits. READ MORE
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2. Multivariate Aspects of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods
Abstract : his thesis concerns multivariate phylogenetic comparative methods. We investigate two aspects of them. The first is the bias caused by measurement error in regression studies of comparative data. We calculate the formula for the bias and show how to correct for it. READ MORE