Evolutionary pathways in nature : a phylogenetic approach / John C. Avise ; illustrations by Trudy Nicholson.
"Reconstructing phylogenetic trees from DNA sequences has become a popular exercise in many branches of biology, and here the well-known geneticist John Avise explains why. Molecular phylogenies provide a genealogical backdrop for interpreting the evolutionary histories of many other types of b...
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Cambridge :
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2006.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Anatomical structures and morphologies
- Body colorations
- Sexual features and reproductive lifestyles
- More behaviors and ecologies
- Cellular, physiological, and genetic traits
- Geographical distributions
- Appendix: A primer on phylogenetic character mapping.