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Systematics: A Course of Lectures
Ward C. Wheeler
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Description for Systematics: A Course of Lectures
Paperback. Systematics: A Course of Lectures is designed for use in an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate level course in systematics and is meant to present core systematic concepts and literature. Num Pages: 446 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 992.
Systematics: A Course of Lectures is designed for use in an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate level course in systematics and is meant to present core systematic concepts and literature. The book covers topics such as the history of systematic thinking and fundamental concepts in the field including species concepts, homology, and hypothesis testing. Analytical methods are covered in detail with chapters devoted to sequence alignment, optimality criteria, and methods such as distance, parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches. Trees and tree searching, consensus and super-tree methods, support measures, and other relevant topics are each covered in their own sections. ... Read more
Systematics: A Course of Lectures is designed for use in an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate level course in systematics and is meant to present core systematic concepts and literature. The book covers topics such as the history of systematic thinking and fundamental concepts in the field including species concepts, homology, and hypothesis testing. Analytical methods are covered in detail with chapters devoted to sequence alignment, optimality criteria, and methods such as distance, parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches. Trees and tree searching, consensus and super-tree methods, support measures, and other relevant topics are each covered in their own sections. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470671696
SKU
V9780470671696
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About Ward C. Wheeler
Ward Wheeler is Professor in the Richard Gilder Graduate School and Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. He is the author of several books, software packages, and over 100 technical papers in empirical and theoretical systematics.
Reviews for Systematics: A Course of Lectures
“Viewed as a series of lectures, this is clearly aimed at graduate level courses in systematics, although some elements would prove useful at undergraduate level.” (British Ecological Society Bulletin, 1 August 2013) “If you want to teach yourself systematics, this book is for you. It’s just a series of lectures and exercises compiled by Wheeler, one of the ... Read more