Phylogenetics: theory and practice of phylogenetic systematics

ÍNDICE: Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Chapter 1. Introduction. Phylogenetic Propositions. Topics Covered. Terms and Concepts. Disciplines. Organisms and Grouping of Organisms. Phylogenetic History andEvolution. Attributes of Organisms. Classifi cation. Philosophy and Systematics. The Form of Phylogenetic Hypotheses. Chapter Summary. Chapter 2. Species and Speciation. What Is It to Be a Species? Species as Kinds. Species as Sets. Species as Individuals. Species Concepts. Process-Based Concepts. The Evolutionary Species Concept. Justifications for the ESC. Variations on the ESC. Process-Based Concepts Emphasizing Reproductive Isolation. Phylogenetic Species Concepts. Some Additional Species Concepts. Sorting through Species Concepts. Speciation: Modes and Patterns. Allopartic Speciation. Allopartic Mode I: Vicariance. Allopatric Speciation, Mode II Peripatric Speciation. Distinguishing between Allopatric Modes of Speciation. Parapatric Speciation. Sympatric Speciation. Identifying Modes of Speciation in the Fossil Record. The Evolutionary Species Concept, Speciation, and Ecology. Empirical Methods for Determining Species Limits. Nontree-Based Methods. Tree-Based Methods. Chapter Summary. Chapter 3. Supraspecific Taxa. Concepts of Naturalness and Supraspecific Taxa. The Natural Taxon. Monophyly, Paraphyly and Polyphyly. Hennig's Concepts Placed in History. Natural Higher Taxa as Monophyletic Groups sensu Hennig (1966). LogicalConsistency: The Hallmark of Proposed Natural Classifi cations. Paraphyletic Groups Misrepresent Character Evolution. Paraphyly and Polyphyly: Two Forms ofNonmonophyly. Node-Based and Stem-Based Monophyly: Same Concept Different Graphs. Chapter Summary. Chapter 4. Tree Graphs. Phylogenetic Trees. Stem-Based Phylogenetic Trees. Node-Based Phylogenetic Trees. Cyclic Graphs. Cladograms. Nelson Trees in Phylogenetics. From Nelson Trees to Phylogenetic Trees. Gene Trees. Individuals versus Sets of Individuals Used in an Analysis. Representing Character Evolution on Trees. Unrooted Trees and Their Relationship to Phylogenetic Trees. Node Rotation. Other Kinds of Tree Terminology. Concepts of Monophyly and Trees. Chapter Summary. Chapter 5. Characters and Homology. A Conceptof Character. Character States as Properties. Shared Character States. Historical Character States as Properties. Ahistorical Kind Properties. Historical Groups and Natural Kinds. Homology. Haszprunar's Homology Synthesis. Concepts of Homology in Systematics. Phylogenetic Characters and Phylogenetic Homology: An Overview. Taxic Homologies as Properties of Monophyletic Groups. Transformational Homology: Linking Different Hypotheses of Qualitative Identity in a Transformation Series. Discovering and Testing Homology. Patterson's Tests. Similarity and Remane's Criteria. Simil

• ISBN: 978-0-470-90596-8
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
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• Fecha Publicación: 20/05/2011
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