Description:
This volume discusses the aspects of a phylogenetic analysis that go beyond basic calculation of most parsimonious trees. Practical application of all principles discussed is illustrated by reference to TNT, a freely available software package that can perform all the steps needed in a phylogenetic analysis.
Review Quotes:
"There is no question that Goloboff provides a rigorous, logical and analytically sound framework for analyzing data - probably the most carefully considered rationale that has ever been published for phylogenetics of any kind of data ... "
- Andrew Brower, Assistant Director at USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
"... this book is focused on phylogenetic analyses based on morphological date [and] paleontologists will find its content particularly useful. ... provide[s] both researchers and students alike with the theoretical bases and tools for the correct building of robust phylogenetic data matrices, their analysis, and subsequent interpretation. [this book] will become a 'must-read' ..."
- M. D.Ezcurra in Ameghiniana, 2024, vol 61 (1).