Phylogenetics (eBook)

Theory and Practice of Phylogenetic Systematics
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2011 | 2. Auflage
432 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-118-01786-9 (ISBN)

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Phylogenetics -  Bruce S. Lieberman,  E. O. Wiley
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The long-awaited revision of the industry standard on phylogenetics Since the publication of the first edition of this landmark volume more than twenty-five years ago, phylogenetic systematics has taken its place as the dominant paradigm of systematic biology. It has profoundly influenced the way scientists study evolution, and has seen many theoretical and technical advances as the field has continued to grow. It goes almost without saying that the next twenty-five years of phylogenetic research will prove as fascinating as the first, with many exciting developments yet to come. 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 its focus to phylogenetic trees, including an in-depth guide to tree-building algorithms. Additional coverage includes: Parsimony and parsimony analysis Parametric phylogenetics including maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches Phylogenetic classification Critiques of evolutionary taxonomy, phenetics, and transformed cladistics Specimen selection, field collecting, and curating Systematic publication and the rules of nomenclature Providing a thorough synthesis of the field, this important update to Phylogenetics is essential for students and researchers in the areas of evolutionary biology, molecular evolution, genetics and evolutionary genetics, paleontology, physical anthropology, and zoology.

Professor Wiley is Emeritus Professor of Ecology and evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas. Currently he works in the University of Kansas Natural History Museum. Professor Wiley's distinguished career is marked by hundreds of peer-reviewed papers, a continuous string of research grants, including his current NSF grant, "Assembling the Euteleost Tree of Life," and the publication of 5 books. Professor Lieberman is an Invertebrate Paleontologist at University of Kansas. Professor Lieberman has also authored five books as well as numerous peer reviewed publications. His long string of research grants culminates most recently with an NSF grant to study "Revisionary systematic of Cheirurid Trilobites."

"The volume is impressively broad in its coverage of
modern systematics, including topics such as nomenclature,
curatorial practices, and publication, in addition to the basic
principles and methods of phylogenetic inference."
(The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 March 2014)

Erscheint lt. Verlag 22.9.2011
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Schlagworte Biowissenschaften • evolutionary biology • Evolutionsbiologie • Genetics • Genetik • Life Sciences • molecular genetics • Molekulare Evolution • Molekulargenetik
ISBN-10 1-118-01786-2 / 1118017862
ISBN-13 978-1-118-01786-9 / 9781118017869
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