Screen LibraryPhylogenetics theory and practice of phylogenetic systematics /
"This new edition of Phylogenetics captures the very essence of this rapidly evolving discipline. Written for the practicing systematist and phylogeneticist, it addresses both the philosophical and technical issues of the field, as well as surveys general practices in taxonomy. Major sections o...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118017883 |
| Summary: |
"This new edition of Phylogenetics captures the very essence of this rapidly evolving discipline. Written for the practicing systematist and phylogeneticist, it addresses both the philosophical and technical issues of the field, as well as surveys general practices in taxonomy. Major sections of the book deal with the nature of species and higher taxa, homology and characters, trees and tree graphs, and biogeography -- the purpose being to develop biologically relevant species, character, tree, and biogeographic concepts that can be applied fruitfully to phylogenetics. The book then turns it |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvi, 406 p., [8] p. of plates (some col.)) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118017869 (e-book) 1118017862 (e-book) 9781118017883 (oBook) 1118017889 (oBook) 1118017870 9781118017876 |
| Index Number: | QH83 |
| CLC: | Q19 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Species and Speciation -- Supraspecific Taxa -- Tree Graphs -- Characters and Homology -- Parsimony and Parsimony Analysis -- Parametric Phylogenetics -- Phylogenetic Classification -- Historical Biogeography -- Specimens and Curation -- Publication and Rules of Nomenclature -- Literature Cited -- Index. |