Tangled Trees: Phylogeny, Cospeciation, and Coevolution

Page, Roderic

ISBN 10: 0226644677 / ISBN 13: 9780226644677

Published by University of Chicago Press, 2002

About this Item

"Tangled Trees" presents various methodological and theoretical approaches, ranging from the parsimony approach to 'jungles' and Bayesian statistical models. This volume will be of interest to researchers in a wide variety of fields from parasitology to evolutionary biology. Editor(s): Page, Roderic D.M. Num Pages: 378 pages, 24 tables, 4halftones, 101line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484. . 2002. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tangled Trees: Phylogeny, Cospeciation, and Coevolution
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226644677
• ISBN 13: 9780226644677
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In recent years, the use of molecular data to build phylogenetic trees and sophisticated computer-aided techniques to analyze them have led to a revolution in the study of cospeciation. Tangled Trees provides an up-to-date review and synthesis of current knowledge about phylogeny, cospeciation, and coevolution. The opening chapters present various methodological and theoretical approaches, ranging from the well-known parsimony approach to "jungles" and Bayesian statistical models. Then a series of empirical chapters discusses detailed studies of cospeciation involving vertebrate hosts and their parasites, including nematodes, viruses, and lice. Tangled Trees will be welcomed by researchers in a wide variety of fields, from parasitology and ecology to systematics and evolutionary biology.

Contributors:
Sarah Al-Tamimi, Michael A. Charleston, Dale H. Clayton, James W. Demastes, Russell D. Gray, Mark S. Hafner, John P. Huelsenbeck, J.-P. Hugot, Kevin P. Johnson, Peter Kabat, Bret Larget, Joanne Martin, Yannis Michalakis, Roderic D. M. Page, Ricardo L. Palma, Adrian M. Paterson, Susan L. Perkins, Andy Purvis, Bruce Rannala, David L. Reed, Fredrik Ronquist, Theresa A. Spradling, Jason Taylor, Michael Tristem

About the Author

Roderic D. M. Page is a Reader in the Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, at the University of Glasgow. He is the coauthor of Molecular Evolution: A Phylogenetic Approach.