Cladistics A Practical Course in Systematics

Name: Cladistics A Practical Course in Systematics
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ISBN: 9780198577676

ISBN-10: 0198577672

ISBN-13: 9780198577676

Edition: 1992

Authors: Christopher J. Humphries, Peter L. Forey, Ian J. Kitching, Robert W. Scotland, Darrell J. Siebert

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Cladistics is the method of choice for systematic classification and comparative studies in all fields of biology. In cladistics, reconstructed genealogies are based on common ancestry rather than on simple anatomical similarity and therefore effectively reveal true phylogenetic relationships. This book is an introduction to cladistics and is based on the popular training course originally offered by the Systematics Association. The book first introduces the principle of parsimony and methods for character coding and the determination of character polarity. Methods of cladistic tree-building follow and tree statistics are detailed. Alternatives to parsimony, molecular applications of…

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List price: $52.50
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/24/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.31" wide x 9.50" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Cladistic Theory
Character Coding
The Determination of Character Polarity
Tree-Building Techniques
Tree Statistics
DNA Analysis: Theory
DNA Analysis: Methods
Fossils and Cladistic Analysis
Cladistic
Biogeography
Formal Classification
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