Phylogenetic Trees and Molecular Evolution

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

Methods and models of David R. Bickel have been published in Molecular Biology and Evolution and other journals specialized in molecular evolution and phylogenetics. He teaches an interactive course on the topic as an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Zusammenfassung

Jump-starts readers with a visual introduction to the main ideas of molecular phylogenetics

Provides competitive dice games to equip players with an intuitive grasp of evolutionary models

Features hands-on exercises to foster and assess mastery of the material and to stimulate critical thinking

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to phylogenetic trees.- A divergence time story: the rise and fall of the molecular clock.- Estimating phylogenetic trees.- Estimating divergence times.- Estimating common ancestors.- Testing theories of molecular evolution.- Recommendations for further reading.- Appendix A: Intermittent point processes.- Appendix B: Poisson processes with Lévy-stable substitution rates.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Biologie , Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xiii 106 S. 7 s/w Illustr. 14 farbige Illustr. 106 p. 21 illus. 14 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783031119576
ISBN-10:	3031119576
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Bickel, David R.
Hersteller:	Springer Springer Nature Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 7 mm
Von/Mit:	David R. Bickel
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.09.2022
Gewicht:	0,195 kg