Techniques in Molecular Systematics and Evolution

by Rob DeSalle (Contributor)

The amount of information that can be obtained by using moleculartechniques in evolution, systematics and ecology has increasedexponentially over the last ten years. The need for more rapid andefficient methods of data acquisition and analysis is growing accordingly.This manual presents some of the most important techniques for dataacquisition developed over the last years. Data analysis is also animportant and widely used molecular part of this volume. It is mainlywritten for students and researchers from evolutionary biology in search for methods to acquire data, butalso from molecular biology who might be looking for information on howdata are analyzed in an evolutionary context.To aid the user, information on web-locatedsites is included wherever possible. Approaches that will push the amount of informationsystematics will gather in the next few years by using high throughputmethods. Access to genomics information are also discussed in the manual.In summary, this book is a comprehensive account of practical vs theoretical and modern vs future achievements ofmolecular systematics in evolutionary biology.Features:·*describes recent techniques for dataacquisition and analysis in evolutionary biology and systematics·*detailed protocols to guide the reader step by step·*broad theoretical background information on applications·*gives prospects for future approaches·*information on important websites·*thorough survey of the state of the art

407 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Rob DeSalle is curator of entomology in the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City. He is author or coauthor of dozens of books, several based upon exhibitions at the AMNH, including The Brain: Big Bangs, Behaviors, and Beliefs and A Natural History of Wine, coauthored with Ian Tattersall and published by Yale University Press. He lives in New York City.