| 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: 1461351375 ISBN-13: 9781461351375 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $160.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Paleontology - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General |
| Dewey: 560 |
| Series: Topics in Geobiology |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 7" W x 10" (1.60 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. |