Cladistics
A Guide to Biological Classification
3rd Edition
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Part of Systematics Association Special Volume Series
- Authors:
- David M. Williams, Natural History Museum, London
- Malte C. Ebach, University of New South Wales, Sydney
- Date Published: September 2020
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107008106
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This new edition of a foundational text presents a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification. It provides a comprehensive account of the past fifty years of discussion on the relationship between classification, phylogeny and evolution. It covers cladistics in the era of molecular data, detailing new advances and ideas that have emerged over the last twenty-five years. Written in an accessible style by internationally renowned authors in the field, readers are straightforwardly guided through fundamental principles and terminology. Simple worked examples and easy-to-understand diagrams also help readers navigate complex problems that have perplexed scientists for centuries. This practical guide is an essential addition for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in taxonomy, systematics, comparative biology, evolutionary biology and molecular biology.
Read more- Presents a case for biological classification as a science in its own right
- Includes a guide to modern myth-busting that irons out years of misconceptions
- Practical examples and accessible diagrams help students understand key concepts
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‘The authors … are well situated to consider and elaborate on cladistic philosophy and applications in biological and evolutionary studies. This volume … will provide a solid background in the general study of classification, the major considerations for determining taxon relationships, a bit of history, and solid discussion on the use and theory of cladistics with various examples and citations for reference.’ S. T. Meiers, Choice
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- Edition: 3rd Edition
- Date Published: September 2020
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107008106
- length: 452 pages
- dimensions: 252 x 196 x 24 mm
- weight: 1.12kg
- contains: 83 b/w illus.
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Part I. The Interrelationships of Organisms:
1. What this book is about
2. Classification
Part II. Systematics: Exposing Myths:
3. Relationship diagrams
4. Essentialism and typology
5. Monothetic and polythetic taxa
6. Non-taxa or the absence of –phyly: paraphyly and aphyly
Part III. The Cladistic Programme:
7. Parameters of classification: ordo ab chao
Part IV. How to Study Classification:
8. Modern artificial methods and raw data
9. How to study classification: consensus techniques and general classifications
10. How to study classification – 'total evidence' vs 'consensus', character congruence vs taxonomic congruence, simultaneous analysis vs partitioned data
11. How to study classification: natural methods I – consensus revisited
12. How to study classification: natural methods II – beyond method, the philosophy of three-item analysis
Part V. Beyond Classification:
13. Beyond classification: how to study phylogeny
14. The separation of classification and phylogenetics
15. Further myths and misunderstandings.
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