Phylogeny and Classification of Birds: A Study in Molecular Evolution

Sibley, Charles G. & Ahlquist, Jon E.

ISBN 10: 0300040857 / ISBN 13: 9780300040852

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, CT., 1991

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976pp.incl.index; HB blue w/blk.&silver; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ palegreen w/blue&blk.; spine sunned. "This new book presents the results of a study of the evolutionary history and classification of living birds based on comparisons of the DNAs (genetic material) of about 1,700 species of birds.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Phylogeny and Classification of Birds: A Study in Molecular Evolution
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300040857
• ISBN 13: 9780300040852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

Presents the results of thousands of comparisons of the DNAs of about 1,700 species of birds, representing all of the major groups of living birds. Sibley and Ahlquist's DNA-DNA hybridization technique is a biochemical method that measures the degree of genetic similarity between different species. The authors received the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal in 1988 by the National Academy of Sciences for their work on this book. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.