Molecular Evolution: A Phylogenetic Approach - Softcover

Page, Roderick D.M.; Holmes, Edward C.

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9780865428898: Molecular Evolution: A Phylogenetic Approach
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0865428891 ISBN 13: 9780865428898
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1991

Synopsis

The study of evolution at the molecular level has given the subject of evolutionary biology a new significance. Phylogenetic 'trees' of gene sequences are a powerful tool for recovering evolutionary relationships among species, and can be used to answer a broad range of evolutionary and ecological questions. They are also beginning to permeate the medical sciences. In this book, the authors approach the study of molecular evolution with the phylogenetic tree as a central metaphor. This will equip students and professionals with the ability to see both the evolutionary relevance of molecular data, and the significance evolutionary theory has for molecular studies. The book is accessible yet sufficiently detailed and explicit so that the student can learn the mechanics of the procedures discussed. The book is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in molecular evolution/phylogenetic reconstruction. It will also be a useful supplement for students taking wider courses in evolution, as well as a valuable resource for professionals.


  • First student textbook of phylogenetic reconstruction which uses the tree as a central metaphor of evolution.
  • Chapter summaries and annotated suggestions for further reading.
  • Worked examples facilitate understanding of some of the more complex issues.
  • Emphasis on clarity and accessibility.

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About the Author

Roderic Dugald Morton Page, known as Rod, is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the author of several books. As of 2015 he is professor at the University of Glasgow and was editor of the journal Systematic Biology until the end of 2007. Edward Charles Holmes FRS FAA is an evolutionary biologist and virologist, and since 2012 an National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Fellow and professor at the University of Sydney.

From the Back Cover

The study of evolution at the molecular level has given evolutionary biology a new impetus. Phylogenetic 'trees' of gene sequences are a poweful tool for recovering evolutionary relationships among species, and can be used to answer a broad range of evolutionary and ecological questions. They are also beginning to permeate the medical sciences. In this book, the authors approach the study of molecular evolution with the phylogenetic tree as a central metaphor. This will equip students and professionals with the ability to see both the evolutionary relevance of molecular data, and the significance evolutionary theory has for molecular studies. The book is accessible, yet sufficiently detailed and explicit that the student can learn the mechanics of the procedures discussed. The book is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in molecular evolution/phylogenetic reconstruction. It will also be a useful supplement for students taking wider courses in evolution, as well as a valuable resource for professionals.

From the Inside Flap

The study of evolution at the molecular level has given evolutionary biology a new impetus. Phylogenetic 'trees' of gene sequences are a poweful tool for recovering evolutionary relationships among species, and can be used to answer a broad range of evolutionary and ecological questions. They are also beginning to permeate the medical sciences. In this book, the authors approach the study of molecular evolution with the phylogenetic tree as a central metaphor. This will equip students and professionals with the ability to see both the evolutionary relevance of molecular data, and the significance evolutionary theory has for molecular studies. The book is accessible, yet sufficiently detailed and explicit that the student can learn the mechanics of the procedures discussed. The book is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in molecular evolution/phylogenetic reconstruction. It will also be a useful supplement for students taking wider courses in evolution, as well as a valuable resource for professionals.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0865428891
ISBN 13 
9780865428898
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
352
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