RS:



I have been waiting for someone on this forum with whom to discuss this article. I follow your discussion of Figure 4 (strict consensus tree) and see what you are saying about the low bootstrap values for determining the branching of the covered species but am also interested in your view of the specific groupings that do have higher confidence levels.



Specifically conspicillatus and mandarinus have high values and seem morphologically and ecologically similar.



I'm not as knowledgeable about the similarities for cantoris, moellendorfi and hodgsoni but I wouldn't disagree with it on a superfical basis.



Now what bootstrap values would you expect to see for high confidence of the branching shown. Is the 50% reasonable or too low?



And finally since I can't pass up a pun, do you see the irony in a researcher who arbitrarily clumps species together being named Kluge? Just kidding, just kidding, no offense meant.



John

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