Cladistics is a method used to reconstruct genealogies by classifying organisms based on common ancestry, and is used for comparative studies in all fields of biology. This book is based on a successful course run annually and sponsored by the Systematics Association. Its aim it to present a thorough introduction to the principles of parsimony, methods of tree building, and tree statistics. The implementation of cladistics in biogeography and classification is alsocovered.
Cladistics is a method used to reconstruct genealogies by classifying organisms based on common ancestry, and is used for comparative studies in all fields of biology. This book is based on a successful course run annually and sponsored by the Systematics Association. Its aim it to present a thorough introduction to the principles of parsimony, methods of tree building, and tree statistics. The implementation of cladistics in biogeography and classification is alsocovered.