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, 1991

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A very good hardcover in dust jacket. Sun fading to dust jacket. An introduction to the structure and function of DNA with the results of a study of the evolutionary history and classification of living birds based on comparisons of the genetic material of about 1700 species.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Phylogeny and Classification of Birds: A Study in Molecular Evolution
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300040857
• ISBN 13: 9780300040852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 72 ounces

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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.