| Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form: An Analytical Approach 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Adrain, Jonathan M. (Editor), Edgecombe, Gregory D. (Editor), Lieberman, Bruce S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0306467216 ISBN-13: 9780306467219 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Phylogenetic analysis and morphometrics have been developed by biologists into rigorous analytic tools for testing hypotheses about the relationships between groups of species. This book applies these tools to paleontological data. The fossil record is our one true chronicle of the history of life, preserving a set of macroevolutionary patterns; thus various hypotheses about evolutionary processes can be tested in the fossil record using phylogentic analysis and morphometrics. The first book of its type, Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form will be useful in evolutionary biology, paleontology, systematics, evolutionary development, theoretical biology, biogeography, and zoology. It will also provide a practical, researcher-friendly gateway into computer-based phylogenetics and morphometrics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Paleontology |
| Dewey: 560 |
| LCCN: 2001050314 |
| Series: Topics in Geobiology |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.82" W x 9.98" (2.15 lbs) 402 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Phylogenetic analysis and morphometrics have been developed by biologists into rigorous analytic tools for testing hypotheses about the relationships between groups of species. This book applies these tools to paleontological data. The fossil record is our one true chronicle of the history of life, preserving a set of macroevolutionary patterns; thus various hypotheses about evolutionary processes can be tested in the fossil record using phylogentic analysis and morphometrics. The first book of its type, Fossils, Phylogeny, and Form will be useful in evolutionary biology, paleontology, systematics, evolutionary development, theoretical biology, biogeography, and zoology. It will also provide a practical, researcher-friendly gateway into computer-based phylogenetics and morphometrics. |