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.
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