Cladistics : the theory and practice of parsimony analysis

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Cladistics : the theory and practice of parsimony analysis

Ian J. Kitching ... [et al.]

(Systematics Association publications, no. 11)

Oxford University Press, 1998

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-198) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Cladistics" aims to reconstruct genealogies based on common ancestry, thus revealing the phylogenetic relationships between taxa. Its applications vary from linguistic analysis to the study of conservation and biodiversity, and it has become a method of choice for comparative studies in all fields of biology. This new edition of "Cladistics" - first published in 1992 - reflects the many changes and developments which have taken place in the field over the last five years, while retaining the clarity and readability that made the first edition so successful. For all students interested in the systematic relationships among organisms, this book provides a state-of-the-art account of the techniques and methods of modern cladistics, and how to put them into practice.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Ch. 1 - Introduction to cladistic concepts
  • Ch. 2 - Characters and character coding
  • Ch. 3 - Cladogram construction, character polarity, and rooting
  • Ch. 4 - Optimization and the effects of missing values
  • Ch. 5 - Measures of character fit and character weighting
  • Ch. 6 - Support and confidence statistics for cladograms and groups
  • Ch. 7 - Consensus trees
  • Ch. 8 - Simultaneous and partitioned analysis
  • Ch. 9 - Three-item statements analysis
  • References
  • Glossary
  • Appendix: Computer programs

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Details

  • NCID
    BA38347853
  • ISBN
    • 0198501382
  • LCCN
    98010352
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 228 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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