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"This impressive handbook provides unparalleled coverage of the practice of turning genetic data into sensible statements about evolutionary history and processes. Intended as a hands-on resource for the student or professional scientists who wishes to master basic phylogenetic concepts and get to grips with the software - in this regard it succeeds admirably."
- Mike Steel, Biometrics
- Mike Steel, Biometrics
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The Phylogenetic Handbook is a broad, hands on guide to theory and practice of nucleotide and protein phylogenetic analysis. This second edition includes six new chapters, covering topics such as Bayesian inference, tree topology testing and the impact of recombination on phylogenies, as well as a detailed section on molecular adaptation. The book has a stronger focus on hypothesis testing than the previous edition, with more extensive discussions on recombination analysis, detecting molecular adaptation and genealogy-based population genetics. Many chapters include elaborate practical sections, which have been updated to introduce the reader to the most recent versions of sequence analysis and phylogeny software, including BLAST, FastA, Clustal, T-coffee, Muscle, DAMBE, Tree-puzzle, Phylip, MEGA, PAUP*, IQPNNI, CONSEL, ModelTest, Prottest, PAML, HYPHY, MrBayes, BEAST, LAMARC, SplitsTree, and RDP. Many analysis tools are described by their original authors, resulting in clear explanations that constitute an ideal teaching guide for advanced-level undergraduate and graduate students.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Both theory and practice
15 Oct 2009
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This book is an excellent introduction to the basis principles of phylogenetics. The text is especially good for the practicing biologist as it also has a practical component that applies these theoretical concepts. There are downloadable exercises and walk through examples using many of the commonly used phylogentic software. A solid book for the beginner to intermediate practitioner.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Strikes a good balance
27 Mar 2010
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In my opinion, this book strikes a good balance between being a reference book and a text book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
User-friendly and comprehensive
25 Feb 2011
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This textbook introduces concepts that cover from a basic/beginner level to a very advance level, making it a very handy reference. I am not familiar with phylogenetic analysis nor can I do computer programming, and so phylogenetic analysis has always been a mystery to me even though I have always been curious about how exactly Blast and ClustalW work. This handbook has demystified much of them for me. I think the best part about this handbook is that it explains concepts using a friendly tone and goes step-by-step from simple overview to difficult concepts. And therefore I always feel the liberty to jump sections and read what I need/want to know. I particularly love the hands-on practice guides!
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