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Informationen zum Autor Professor Wiley is Emeritus Professor of Ecology and evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas. Currently he works in the University of Kansas Natural History Museum. Professor Wiley's distinguished career is marked by hundreds of peer-reviewed papers, a continuous string of research grants, including his current NSF grant, "Assembling the Euteleost Tree of Life," and the publication of 5 books. Professor Lieberman is an Invertebrate Paleontologist at University of Kansas. Professor Lieberman has also authored five books as well as numerous peer reviewed publications. His long string of research grants culminates most recently with an NSF grant to study "Revisionary systematic of Cheirurid Trilobites." Klappentext 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 analysisParametric phylogenetics including maximum likelihood and Bayesian approachesPhylogenetic classificationCritiques of evolutionary taxonomy, phenetics, and transformed cladisticsSpecimen selection, field collecting, and curatingSystematic 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. Zusammenfassung * Long awaited revision of the industry standard * Excellent resource for those using phylogenetics and systematic * Both philosophical and technical issues addressed * Provides a synthesis of competing philosophies * In depth guide to tree building algorithms . Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Second Edition xiii Preface to the First Edition xv Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Phylogenetic Propositions 3 Topics Covered 6 Terms and Concepts 7 Disciplines 8 Organisms and Grouping of Organisms 9 Phylogenetic History and Evolution 11 Attributes of Organisms 13 Classification 15 Philosophy and Systematics 16 The Form of Phylogenetic Hypotheses 19 Chapter Summary 21 Chapter 2. Species and Speciation 23 What Is It to Be a Species? 24 Species as Kinds 24 Species as Sets 26 Species as Individuals 27 Species Concepts 27 Process-Based Concepts 29 The Evolutionary Species Concept 30 Justifications for the ESC 32 Variations on the ESC 33 Process-Based Concepts Emphasizing Reproductive Isolation 34 Phylogenetic Species Concepts 36 Some ...
