Analysis
Binary Characters
Category=PS
Category=PST
Category=PSV
Character
Character State Transformation
Character States
Cladistic
Cladistic Analysis
comparative morphology
Consensus
Direct Optimization
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_science
evolutionary character analysis
evolutionary relationships
Kalmia Polifolia
matrix construction for evolutionary studies
Micromorphological Characters
Multiple Alignment
Multiple Sequence Alignment
Multistate
Multistate Character
Multistate Coding
Nominal Variable
Non-overlapping Variation
Outgroup Taxa
Overlapping Variation
PAUP Version
phylogenetic methodology
Pinna
Primary
Primary Homology
Sequence Alignment
State
Strict
Strict Consensus Tree
systematic biology
Tail Colour
Taxic Homology
taxonomic data coding
Terminal Taxa
Tetrahedral Tetrad
Tree
Unrooted Trees
Vice Versa
Product details
- ISBN 9780367398897
- Weight: 420g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 26 Sep 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Systematists, comparative biologists, taxonomists and evolutionary biologists all concern themselves with the evolutionary relationships between animals and plants. Homology is the principle underlying these disciplines. When looking at groups of organisms, shared positional similarities (homologues) provide the raw data from which hypotheses of common ancestry (homology) may be suggested. In order to explore the relationship between homologues (characters) 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 and yet it is of fundamental importance to our understanding of diversity and evolutionary history. This book fills the gap by discussing the different ways observations are coded and the consequences for the resulting hypotheses. It takes a pragmatic approach and uses case studies as well as theoretical examples to offer practical solutions.
Robert Scotland, R. Toby Pennington
