UID:
almahu_9949372075602882
Format:
XIII, 106 p. 21 illus., 14 illus. in color.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2022.
ISBN:
9783031119583
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Systems Biology,
Content:
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.
Note:
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 Lévy-stable substitution rates.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031119576
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031119590
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-11958-3
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11958-3
