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2017-01-01Submitted date
2017-11-13Subject Terms
CladisticsHomology
Parsimony
Phylogenetic trees
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Cladistics is a class of methods of biological classification that groups taxa hierarchically into discrete sets and subsets. This article presents the principles and concepts of cladistics and describes the principal analytical methods. The operations by which observations of organisms are coded for analysis are explained, followed by the methods for reconstructing the hierarchical relationships among taxa (usually expressed as branching diagrams termed cladograms). Statistics and principles for determining the degree of fit between data and cladograms are discussed, which permit choices to be made among competing cladograms.Citation
I.J. Kitching, P.L. Forey, D.M. Williams. 'Cladistics'. Reference Module in Life Sciences, Elsevier, 2017.Publisher
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The attached document is the author(’s’) final submitted version of the journal article. You are advised to consult the publisher’s version if you wish to cite from it.Series/Report no.
Reference Module in Life Sciencesxmlui.metadata.dc.identifier.isbn
9780128096338ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.02357-8
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