Phylogenetics

by Charles Semple and Mike Steel

'Phylogenetics' is the reconstruction and analysis of phylogenetic (evolutionary) trees and networks based on inherited characteristics. It is a flourishing area of interaction between mathematics, statistics, computer science and biology.

The main role of phylogenetic techniques lies in evolutionary biology, where it is used to infer historical relationships between species. However, the methods are also relevant to a diverse range of fields...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198509421
• ISBN13: 9780198509424
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"