Overview
This book considers evolution at different scales: sequences, genes, gene families, organelles, genomes and species. The focus is on the mathematical and computational tools and concepts, which form an essential basis of evolutionary studies, indicate their limitations, and give them orientation. Recent years have witnessed rapid progress in the mathematics of evolution and phylogeny, with models and methods becoming more realistic, powerful, and complex.Aimed at graduates and researchers in phylogenetics, mathematicians, computer scientists and biologists, and including chapters by leading scientists: A. Bergeron, D. Bertrand, D. Bryant, R. Desper, O. Elemento, N. El-Mabrouk, N. Galtier, O. Gascuel, M. Hendy, S. Holmes, K. Huber, A. Meade, J. Mixtacki, B. Moret, E. Mossel, V. Moulton, M. Pagel, M.-A. Poursat, D. Sankoff, M. Steel, J. Stoye, J. Tang, L.-S. Wang, T. Warnow, Z. Yang, this book of contributed chapters explains the basis and covers the recent results in this highly topical area.
Full Product Details
Author: Olivier Gascuel (Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.693kg
ISBN: 9780199231348
ISBN 10: 0199231346
Pages: 444
Publication Date: 18 October 2007
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
It is great value for graduate students and researchers in phylogeny, and it offers a wide field for applied mathematicians. EMS Newsletter
`In-depth discussions make Mathematics of Evolution and Phylogeny a key reference for those with mathematical or computational perspectives on evolution.' Systematic Biology 2006 `This book gives us an interesting glimpse of how work on phylogenies will be preceived by mathematicians, computer scientists, and statisticians.' Evolution, 60(4) 00.02.2006 `...an important contribution because it highlights the analysis of evolutionary problems as potential research avenues in applied mathematics.' Systematic Biology, Vol 55 `Mathematics of evolution and Phylogeny is a valuable research tool for postgraduate students and researchers wanting an in-depth, overall introduction of the topics that i covers.' Charles Semple, TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution, Vol 20 No 9
It is great value for graduate students and researchers in phylogeny, and it offers a wide field for applied mathematicians. * EMS Newsletter *
Author Information
Olivier Gascuel leads a research group at LIRMM-CNRS, Montpellier. He is an associate editor of Systematic Biology and belongs to the editorial board of BMC-Bioinformatics, BMC-Evolutionary Biology, and BMC-Algorithms for Molecular Biology. He has published 110 papers and book chapters, and authored several widely used programs in phylogenetics and bioinformatics.
