Dear Rodrigo,
Four species is too few to be able to tell with any confidence whether a
statistical model fitted with a star phylogeny or a hierarchical phylogeny
better fits your data. However, you can certainly analyze your data with both
conventional and phylogenetic methods (e.g.,
Dear guys,
my name is Rodrigo, I am a PhD student from São Paulo State University,
Brazil. I am finishing my thesis but have some doubts about how to analyze
my data, so I decided contact you.
Here I am working on comparative physiology of ectothermic
vertebrates. In summary,
I work with 4
