Phylogeny and Classification of Birds A Study in Molecular Evolution |
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| Author:
| Sibley, Charles G.
Ahlquist, Jon E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-04085-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1991 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $185.00 |
Book Description:
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This book presents the results of a study of the evolutionary history and classification of living birds based on comparisons of the DNAs (genetic material) of about 1700 species. Sibley and Ahlquist's DNA-DNA hybridization technqiue is a biochemical method that measures the degree of genetic similarity between the DNAs of different species of other groups of organisms, but this book includes the largest set of DNA comparisons for any group.
This book presents the results of a study of the evolutionary history and classification of living birds based on comparisons of the DNAs (genetic material) of about 1700 species. Sibley and Ahlquist's DNA-DNA hybridization technqiue is a biochemical method that measures the degree of genetic similarity between the DNAs of different species of other groups of organisms, but this book includes the largest set of DNA comparisons for any group.