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050 00 $aQK1$b.S2747 no. 73 a$aQH367.5
090 $aQH367.5$b.F98 1990
099 $aQH367.5.F98 1990
100 1 $aFunk, V. A.$q(Vicki Ann),$d1947-
245 10 $aPhylogenetic systematics as the basis of comparative biology /$cV.A. Funk and Daniel R. Brooks.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bSmithsonian Institution Press,$c1990.
300 $a45 p. :$bill. ;$c28 cm.
490 1 $aSmithsonian contributions to botany ;$vno. 73
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 43-45).
520 3 $aEvolution is the unifying concept of biology. The study of evolution can be approached from a within-lineage (microevolution) or among-lineage (macroevolution) perspective. Phylogenetic systematics (cladistics) is the appropriate basis for all among-lineage studies in comparative biology.Phylogenetic systematics enhances studies in comparative biology in many ways. In the study of developmental constraints, the use of such phylogenies allows for the investigation of the possibility that ontogenetic changes (heterochrony) alone may be sufficient to explain the perceived magnitude of phenotypic change. Speciation via hybridization can be suggested, based on the character patterns of phylogenies. Phylogenetic systematics allows one to examine the potential of historical explanations for biogeographic patterns as well as modes of speciation. The historical components of coevolution, along with ecological and behavioral diversification, can be compared to the explanations of adaptation and natural selection. Because of the explanatory capabilities of phylogenetic systematics, studies in comparative biology that are not based on such phylogenies fail to reach their potential.
530 $aAlso available electronically as a PDF file or files (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
590 $aMSRLSI copy 39088011483815 is no. 2 bound with 3 other titles.
590 $aElecresource
650 0 $aPhylogeny
650 0 $aEvolution$xResearch$xMethodology.
650 0 $aCladistic analysis
700 1 $aBrooks, D. R.$q(Daniel R.),$d1951-
830 0 $aSmithsonian contributions to botany$vno. 73.
856 41 $uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.73$3Online Publication
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945 $acm 12-10-90 add nh 39088006672885; bot. 39088006696868.
945 $anps 3-31-92 add kell. 39088007097553
945 $aanps 3/14/94 add NCREF 39088007588916
945 $acbej 12/23/03 add STRIBAR 39088010351617
959 $aGYB 12/17/14 added DOI & delete PURL