Homology and Systematics: Coding Characters for Phylogenetic Analysis: 58 (Systematics Association Special Volume) - Hardcover

 
9780748409204: Homology and Systematics: Coding Characters for Phylogenetic Analysis: 58 (Systematics Association Special Volume)
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ISBN 10: 0748409203 ISBN 13: 9780748409204
Publisher: CRC Press, 2000

Synopsis

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.

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Robert Scotland, R. Toby Pennington

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0748409203
ISBN 13 
9780748409204
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
226
Editor
Scotland Robert, Pennington R. Toby

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