Phylogenetics (eBook)

Theory and Practice of Phylogenetic Systematics

E. O. Wiley, Bruce S. Lieberman (Autoren)

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2011 | 2. Auflage
432 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-01787-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

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."

Rezensionen

"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)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.10.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Schlagworte: Biowissenschaften • evolutionary biology • Evolutionsbiologie • Genetics • Genetik • Life Sciences • molecular genetics • Molekulare Evolution • Molekulargenetik
• ISBN-10: 1-118-01787-0 / 1118017870
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-01787-6 / 9781118017876