Cladistics Theory and Practice of Parsimony Analysis

Name: Cladistics Theory and Practice of Parsimony Analysis
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ISBN: 9780198501381

ISBN-10: 0198501382

ISBN-13: 9780198501381

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Ian Kitching, Peter Forey, Christopher Humphries, David Williams

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Cladistics aims to reconstruct genealogies based on common ancestry, thus revealing the phylogenetic relationships between taxa. This text provides an account of the techniques and methods of modern cladistics and how to put them into practice.

Book details

List price: $85.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/10/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

David Williams is Lecturer in International Politics, Head of Department, Centre for International Politics, City University, UK. He was previously Lecturer in International Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford University.



Preface



Introduction to cladistic concepts



Characters and character coding



Cladogram construction, character polarity, and rooting



Optimization and the effects of missing values



Measures of character fit and character weighting



Support and confidence statistics for cladograms and groups



Consensus trees



Simultaneous and partitioned analysis



Three-item statements analysis


References


Glossary


Appendix: Computer programs