Record Identifier: | 276077 |
Title: | Phylogenetic trees and molecular evolution : |
Authorstatement: | Bickel, David R., ; |
Date of Publish: | 2022 |
Publisher: | Springer |
ISBN: | 9783031119583 ; (electronic bk.) ; |
ISBN: | 3031119584 ; (electronic bk.) ; |
ISBN: | 3031119576 ; |
ISBN: | 9783031119576 ; |
Subject: | Phylogeny ; |
LC classes: | QH367.5 ; |
Dewey Classes: | 576.8/80285 ; 23/eng/20221013 ; |
This book serves as a brief introduction to phylogenetic trees and molecular evolution for biologists and biology students. It does so by presenting the main concepts in a variety of ways: first visually, then in a history, next in a dice game, and finally in simple equations. The content is primarily designed to introduce upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of biology to phylogenetic tree reconstruction and the underlying models of molecular evolution. A unique feature also of interest to experienced researchers is the emphasis on simple ways to quantify the uncertainty in the results more fully than is possible with standard methods ;