Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form | An Analytical Approach

Jonathan M. Adrain (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 0306467216 / ISBN 13: 9780306467219

Published by Springer, 2002

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Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form | An Analytical Approach | Jonathan M. Adrain (u. a.) | Buch | Topics in Geobiology | xiv | Englisch | 2002 | Springer | EAN 9780306467219 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form | An Analytical Approach
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306467216
• ISBN 13: 9780306467219
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 29D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 29 millimeters depth
• Weight: 983 grams
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Synopsis

Phylogenetic analysis and morphometrics have been developed by biologists into rigorous analytic tools for testing hypotheses about the relationships between groups of species. This book applies these tools to paleontological data.

The fossil record is our one true chronicle of the history of life, preserving a set of macroevolutionary patterns; thus various hypotheses about evolutionary processes can be tested in the fossil record using phylogentic analysis and morphometrics.

The first book of its type, Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form will be useful in evolutionary biology, paleontology, systematics, evolutionary development, theoretical biology, biogeography, and zoology. It will also provide a practical, researcher-friendly gateway into computer-based phylogenetics and morphometrics.