Techniques in Molecular Systematics and Evolution

I Analytical Methods.- to Part I.- 1 Phylogenetic Analysis: The Basic Method.- 2 Parsimony Analysis.- 3 Optimization Alignment: Down, Up, Error, and Improvements.- 4 Techniques for Analyzing Large Data Sets.- 5 Measures of Support.- 6 Partitioning of Multiple Data Sets in Phylogenetic Analysis.- 7 Complex Model Organism Genome Databases.- 8 Comparative Phylogenomics: A Strategy for High-throughput Large-scale Sub-genomic Sequencing Projects for Phylogenetic Analysis.- 9 Comparative Methods.- 10 Analyzing Data at the Population Level.- II Laboratory Methods.- to Part II.- 11 Obtaining, Storing and Archiving Specimens and Tissue Samples for Use in Molecular Studies.- 12 DNA Isolation Procedures.- 13 Late Pleistocene DNA Extraction and Analysis.- 14 PCR Methods and Approaches.- 15 High-Throughput DNA Sequencing for Systematics.- 16 A Practical Guide for Microsatellite Analysis.- 17 Determining the Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Developmental Gene Expression in Vertebrates and Invertebrates Using in situ Hybridization Techniques.- Guide to Solutions.- Guide to protocols.- Troubleshooting Guide.