Phylogenetic trees describe the pattern of descent amongst a group of species. With the
rapid accumulation of DNA sequence data, more and more phylogenies are being …

Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences have been aligned and compared in a number of living
organisms, and this approach has provided a wealth of information about phylogenetic …

Caenophidian snakes include the file snake genus Acrochordus and advanced
colubroidean snakes that radiated mainly during the Neogene. Although caenophidian …

This accessible and timely book provides a comprehensive overview of how to measure
biodiversity. The book highlights new developments, including innovative approaches to …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

This book is both a manual for the computer program MacClade, describing its features and
potential uses, as well as a portrayal of a phylogenetic approach to studying diversity and …

Population structure is the result of both present processes and past history. Molecular
markers are proving of great value in describing the former, and it is important to similarly …

It is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million
years ago that killed half of all species then living, but far less well-known is a much greater …

The general principle of Markov chain methods to estimate a parameter is based on the
algorithm of Metropolis et al.(1953). Its application to estimate the exact probability for …

Molecular phylogenetic studies have resolved placental mammals into four major groups,
but have not established the full hierarchy of interordinal relationships, including the position …