I am currently re-analyzing a published phylogeny of parrotbills (Article Sino-Himalayan mountains act as cradles of diversity and imm...
). I have noticed that this article used the substitution rate for mtDNA and nuclear markers to estimate divergence time instead of fossil calibration. However, when I try to use the substitution rate for molecular dating in BEAUTi, I cannot find where to input it. I have attempted to modify the 'ucldmean' parameter under the 'prior' panel, but it does not seem to affect the output tree. If anyone knows how to set the substitution rate, please help me out. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.