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Author Huson, Daniel H.

Title Phylogenetic networks : concepts, algorithms and applications / Daniel H. Huson, Regula Rupp, Celine Scornavacca.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 362 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-357) and index.
Summary "The evolutionary history of species is traditionally represented using a rooted phylogenetic tree. However, when reticulate events such as hybridization, horizontal gene transfer or recombination are believed to be involved, phylogenetic networks that can accommodate non-treelike evolution have an important role to play. This book provides the first interdisciplinary overview of phylogenetic networks. Beginning with a concise introduction to both phylogenetic trees and phylogenetic networks, the fundamental concepts and results are then presented for both rooted and unrooted phylogenetic networks. Current approaches and algorithms available for computing phylogenetic networks from different types of datasets are then discussed, accompanied by examples of their application to real biological datasets. The book also summarises the algorithms used for drawing phylogenetic networks, along with the existing software for their computation and evaluation. All datasets, examples and other additional information and links are available from the book's companion website at www.phylogenetic-networks.org"-- Provided by publisher.
"In the first part of this book we give an introduction to basic concepts from graph theory and systematics (Chapter 1). We briefly discuss the problem of aligning molecular sequences (Chapter 2) and give a more detailed introduction to the computation of phylogenetic trees from aligned sequences and distances (Chapter 3). Finally, we give a brief introduction to the computation of phyloge-netic networks, which also serves as an overview for the material presented in the second and third parts of the book (Chapter 4). Chapters 2 and 3 are provided for the sake of completeness and reference. They can be skipped by readers who have a basic knowledge of phylogenetic "-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Pt. I. Introduction. 1. Basics ; 2. Sequence alignment ; 3. Phylogenetic trees ; 4. Introduction to phylogenetic networks -- pt. II. Theory. 5. Splits and unrooted phylogenetic networks ; 6. Clusters and rooted phylogenetic networks -- pt. III. Algorithms and applications. 7. Phylogenetic networks from splits ; 8. Phylogenetic networks from clusters ; 9. Phylogenetic networks from sequences ; 10. Phylogenetic networks from distances ; 11. Phylogenetic networks from trees ; 12. Phylogenetic networks from triplets or quartets ; 13. Drawing phylogenetic networks ; 14. Software.
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Subject Cladistic analysis -- Data processing.
Cladistic analysis.
Cladistic analysis -- Mathematics.
Cladistic analysis -- Mathematics.
Phylogeny.
Phylogeny.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Rupp, Regula.
Scornavacca, Celine.
Other Form: Print version: Huson, Daniel H. Phylogenetic networks. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521755962 (DLC) 2010037669 (OCoLC)665064363
ISBN 9780511932830 (electronic book)
0511932839 (electronic book)
9780511927645 (electronic book)
0511927649 (electronic book)
9780521755962
0521755964
Standard No. 9786612917455