Algorithms And Hypothesis Selection In Dynamic Homology Phylogenetic Analysis
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Algorithms And Hypothesis Selection In Dynamic Homology Phylogenetic Analysis
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Author : Andrés Varón
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Algorithms And Hypothesis Selection In Dynamic Homology Phylogenetic Analysis written by Andrés Varón and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Genetic algorithms categories.
Dynamic Homology And Phylogenetic Systematics
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Author : Ward Wheeler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Dynamic Homology And Phylogenetic Systematics written by Ward Wheeler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Nature categories.
Homology And Systematics
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Author : Robert Scotland
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-04-21
Homology And Systematics written by Robert Scotland and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-21 with Nature categories.
When looking at groups of organisms, shared characteristics (homologues) provide the raw data from which hypotheses of common ancestry may be suggested. In order to explore the relationship between homologues and particular hypotheses of common ancestry, complex matrices are devised, where homologues are coded, allowing theories of homology to be developed and tested. Practically nothing has been written about this matrix-building process, which is fundamental to our understanding of diversity and evolutionary history. This book fills the gap by discussing the ways observations are coded and the consequences for resulting hypotheses using case studies and theoretical examples.
Phylogenetics
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Author : E. O. Wiley
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-10-11
Phylogenetics written by E. O. Wiley and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-11 with Science categories.
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.
The Phylogenetic Handbook
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Author : Marco Salemi
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-26
The Phylogenetic Handbook written by Marco Salemi and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-26 with Science categories.
A broad, hands on guide with detailed explanations of current methodology, relevant exercises and popular software tools.
Foundations Of Phylogenetic Systematics
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Author : Johann Wolfgang Wägele
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Foundations Of Phylogenetic Systematics written by Johann Wolfgang Wägele and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biology categories.
Phylogeny inference and the classification of organisms are indispensable for all fields of biology. On the basis of a well corroborated tree of life it is possible to understand the evolution of structure and function, of genomes, of gene families, of cascades of developmental genes, and the origin of genes of medical importance. Ecologists need a stable classification of organisms to identify organisms, to find their correct names and thus further information on relevant species. This book offers an introduction to the theory of Phylogenetic Systematics and is a companion for all biologists who want to analyze morphological or molecular data with classical methods or with modern computer programs. The first part of the book explains the epistemological basis that is independent of the type of method used to construct phylogenetic trees. Unlike other empirical sciences, the estimation of data quality in phylogenetics is still little developed and very often neglected. Here a theoretical basis is presented that enables the systematist to assess critically and objectively the quality of different data sets and to make statements on the plausibility of results. This requires a conception of the notions of information content, probability of homology, probability of cognition, probability of events, the principle of parsimony, the differentiation of phenomenological and modelling methods. Willi Hennig's original method is compared with modern numerical systematics and an updated Hennigian procedure of data analysis is discussed. The difference between phenetic and phylogenetic cladistics is explained. Popular tools for data evaluation implemented in computer programs are explained including their axiomatic assumptions, sources of error and possible applications. For the more common tools the mathematical background is explained in a simple, easy-to-understand way.Johann-Wolfgang Wagele was until recently head of the Department for Animal Systematics (Lehrstuhl fur Spezielle Zoologie) at the University of Bochum and is now director of the Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn (Germany). His main research interests are the taxonomy, phylogeny and biodiversity of Isopoda, which implies observations of life history, biogeography and ecology in combination with phylogeny inference. Further subjects include arthropod phylogeny and tools for explorative data analyses. The author is president of the Gesellschaft fur Biologische Systematik, a Central European society of systematists, and he is actively promoting biodiversity research.
Phylogenetic Analysis Of Dna Sequences
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Author : Michael M. Miyamoto
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1991
Phylogenetic Analysis Of Dna Sequences written by Michael M. Miyamoto and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with DNA categories.
With increasing frequency, systematic and evolutionary biologists have turned to the techniques of molecular biology to complement their traditional morphological and anatomical approaches to questions of historical relationship and descent among groups of animals and plants. In particular, the comparative analysis of DNA sequences is becoming a common and important focus of research attention today. This volume surveys the emerging field of molecular systematics of DNA sequences by focusing on the following topics: DNA sequence data acquisition; phylogenetic inference; congruence and consensus problems; limitations of molecular data; and integration of molecular and morphological data sets. The volume takes its inspiration from a major symposium sponsored by the American Society of Zoologists and the Society of Systematic Zoology in December, 1989.
Phylogenetics And Ecology
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Author : Paul Eggleton
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 1994-11-10
Phylogenetics And Ecology written by Paul Eggleton and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11-10 with Nature categories.
The relationship between systematics and ecology has recently been invigorated, and developed a long way from the "old" field of comparative biology. This change has been two-fold. Advances in phylogenetic research have allowed explicit phylogenetic hypotheses to be constructed for a range of different groups of organisms, and ecologists are now more aware that organism traits are influenced by the interaction of past and present. This volume discusses the impact of these modern phylogenetic methods on ecology, especially those using comparative methods. Although unification of these areas has proved difficult, a number of conclusions can be drawn from the text. These include the need for a "working" bridge between evolutionary biologists using logic-based cladistic methods and those using probability-based statistical methods, for care in the selection of tree types for comparative studies and for systematists to attempt to analyse ecologically important groups. Comparative ecologists and systematists need to come together to develop these ideas further, but this volume presents a very useful starting point for all those interested in systematics and ecology.
Phylogenetic Networks
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Author : Daniel H. Huson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Phylogenetic Networks written by Daniel H. Huson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Cladistic analysis categories.
"In the first part of this book we give an introduction to basic concepts from graph theory and systematics (Chapter 1). We briefly discuss the problem of aligning molecular sequences (Chapter 2) and give a more detailed introduction to the computation of phylogenetic trees from aligned sequences and distances (Chapter 3). Finally, we give a brief introduction to the computation of phyloge-netic networks, which also serves as an overview for the material presented in the second and third parts of the book (Chapter 4). Chapters 2 and 3 are provided for the sake of completeness and reference. They can be skipped by readers who have a basic knowledge of phylogenetic "--
From Observations To Optimal Phylogenetic Trees
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Author : Pablo A. Goloboff
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2022-07-22
From Observations To Optimal Phylogenetic Trees written by Pablo A. Goloboff and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-22 with Science categories.
Taxonomists specializing in different groups once based phylogenetic analysis only on morphological data; molecular data was used more rarely. Although molecular systematics is routine today, the use of morphological data continues to be important, especially for phylogenetic placement of many taxa known only from fossils and rare or difficult to collect species. In addition, morphological analyses help identify potential biases in molecular analyses. And finally, scenarios with respect to morphology continue to motivate biologists: the beauty of a cheetah or a baobab does not lie in their DNA sequence, but instead on what they are and do! This book is an up-to-date revision of methods and principles of phylogenetic analysis of morphological data. It is also a general guide for using the computer program TNT in the analysis of such data. The book covers the main aspects of phylogenetic analysis and general methods to compare classifications derived from molecules and morphology. The basic aspects of molecular analysis are covered only as needed to highlight the differences with methods and assumptions for analysis of morphological datasets.