Cladistics: A Practical Course in Systematics

by Darrell J. Siebert, Ian J. Kitching, Peter L. Forey, et al.

Cladistics is the method of choice for systematic classification and comparative studies in all fields of biology. In cladistics, reconstructed genealogies are based on common ancestry rather than on simple anatomical similarity and therefore effectively reveal true phylogenetic relationships. Now available in paperback, this excellent introduction to cladistics is based on the popular training course originally offered by the Systematics Association...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198577664
• ISBN13: 9780198577669
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.5"