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Tree thinking : = an introduction to phylogenetic biology /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Tree thinking :/ David A. Baum and Stacey D. Smith.
Reminder of title:	an introduction to phylogenetic biology /
Author:	Baum, David A.
other author:	Smith, Stacey D.
Published:	New York, NY :W.H. Freeman and Company, : c2013.,
Description:	xx, 476 p. :ill., ports. ; : 24 cm.;
Subject:	Phylogeny. -
ISBN:	1936221160

Tree thinking : = an introduction to phylogenetic biology /
Baum, David A.

Tree thinking :an introduction to phylogenetic biology /David A. Baum and Stacey D. Smith. - New York, NY :W.H. Freeman and Company,c2013. - xx, 476 p. :ill., ports. ;24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-438) and index.

1. Phylogenetic trees and their importance in modern biology -- 2. Tree thinking and its importance in the development of evolutionary thought -- 3. What a phylogenetic tree represents -- 4. Trait evolution -- 5. Relatedness and taxonomy -- 6. Gene trees and species trees -- 7. Phylogenetic inference with parsimony -- 8. Phylogenetic inference with distance, maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods -- 9. Statistical tests of phylogenetic hypotheses -- 10. Using trees to study character evolution -- 11. Using trees to study space, time, and evolutionary diversification.

"Baum and Smith, both professors evolutionary biology and researchers in the field of systematics, present this highly accessible introduction to phylogenetics and its importance in modern biology. Ever since Darwin, the evolutionary histories of organisms have been portrayed in the form of branching trees or "phylogenies." However, the broad significance of the phylogenetic trees has come to be appreciated only quite recently. Phylogenetics has myriad applications in biology, from discovering the features present in ancestral organisms, to finding the sources of invasive species and infectious diseases, to identifying our closest living (and extinct) hominid relatives. Taking a conceptual approach, Tree Thinking introduces readers to the interpretation of phylogenetic trees, how these trees can be reconstructed, and how they can be used to answer biological questions. Examples and vivid metaphors are incorporated throughout, and each chapter concludes with a set of problems, valuable for both students and teachers. Tree Thinking is must-have textbook for any student seeking a solid foundation in this fundamental area of evolutionary biology"--From the publisher.

ISBN: 1936221160

LCCN: 2012013220Subjects--Topical Terms:

579768
Phylogeny.

LC Class. No.: QH367.5 / .B38 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 576.8/8

Tree thinking : = an introduction to phylogenetic biology /
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