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Title
Phylogenetic trees and molecular evolution : a hands-on introduction with uncertainty quantification corrected / David R. Bickel.
ISBN
9783031119583 (electronic bk.)
3031119584 (electronic bk.)
3031119576
9783031119576
Published
Cham : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-11958-3 doi
Call Number
QH367.5
Dewey Decimal Classification
576.8/80285
Summary
This book serves as a brief introduction to phylogenetic trees and molecular evolution for biologists and biology students. It does so by presenting the main concepts in a variety of ways: first visually, then in a history, next in a dice game, and finally in simple equations. The content is primarily designed to introduce upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of biology to phylogenetic tree reconstruction and the underlying models of molecular evolution. A unique feature also of interest to experienced researchers is the emphasis on simple ways to quantify the uncertainty in the results more fully than is possible with standard methods.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series
SpringerBriefs in systems biology.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783031119576
Introduction to phylogenetic trees
A divergence time story: the rise and fall of the molecular clock
Estimating phylogenetic trees
Estimating divergence times
Estimating common ancestors
Testing theories of molecular evolution
Recommendations for further reading
Appendix A: Intermittent point processes
Appendix B: Poisson processes with Levy-stable substitution rates.
