Systematics : a course of lectures / / Ward C. Wheeler

• Autore: Wheeler Ward
• Pubblicazione: Chichester [England] ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (460 p.)
• Disciplina: 570
• Soggetto topico: Biology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Fundamentals -- pt. 2. Homology -- pt. 3. Optimality criteria -- pt. 4. Trees -- pt. 5. Applications.
• Sommario/riassunto: Systematics: A Course of Lectures is designed for use in an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate level course in systematics and is meant to present core systematic concepts and literature. The book covers topics such as the history of systematic thinking and fundamental concepts in the field including species concepts, homology, and hypothesis testing. Analytical methods are covered in detail with chapters devoted to sequence alignment, optimality criteria, and methods such as distance, parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches. Trees and tree searching, consensu
• Titolo autorizzato: Systematics
• ISBN: 1-118-30111-0; 1-280-58744-X; 9786613617279; 1-118-30109-9; 1-118-30108-0; 1-118-30110-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910876658303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II