Biological Systematics: Principles and ApplicationsBiological Systematics: Principles and Applications draws equally from examples in botany and zoology to provide a modern account of cladistic principles and techniques. It is a core systematics textbook with a focus on parsimony-based approaches for students and biologists interested in systematics and comparative biology. Randall T. Schuh and Andrew V. Z. Brower cover: -the history and philosophy of systematics and nomenclature; This new and thoroughly revised edition reflects the exponential growth in the use of DNA sequence data in systematics. New data techniques and a notable increase in the number of examples from molecular systematics will be of interest to students increasingly involved in molecular and genetic work. |
Contents
Preface to the First Edition | |
Acknowledgments to the First Edition | |
Science | |
Characters and Character States | |
Character Polarity and Inferring | |
TreeBuilding Algorithms | |
Evaluating Results | |
Nomenclature Classifications | |
Other editions - View all
Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications Randall T. Schuh,Andrew V. Z. Brower No preview available - 2011 |
Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications Randall T. Schuh,Andrew Van Zandt Brower No preview available - 2009 |