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Edited By
David Mindell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A.
Description
The use of DNA and other biological macromolecules has revolutionized systematic studies of evolutionary history. Methods that use sequences
of nucleotides and amino acids are now routinely used as data for addressing evolutionary questions that, although not new questions,
have defied description and analysis. The world-renowned contributors use these new methods to unravel particular aspects of the evolutionary
history of birds. Avian Molecular Evolution and Systematics presents an overview of the theory and application of molecular
systematics, focusing on the phylogeny and evolutionary biology of birds. New, developing areas in the phylogeny of birds at multiple
taxonomic areas are covered, as well as methods of analysis for molecular data, evolutionary genetics within and between bird populations,
and the application of molecular-based phylogenies to broader questions of evolution.
Audience
Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and researchers interested in the evolution and ecology of birds.
Contents
Molecular Sequences and Evolutionary History in Birds:
T.W. Quinn, Molecular Evolution of the Mitochondrial
Genome.D.B. McDonald and W.K. Potts, DNA Microsatellites as Genetic Markers at Several Scales.A.J. Baker and H.D. Marshall,
Mitochondrial Control Region Sequences as Tools for Understanding Evolution.W.S. Moore and V.R. DeFilippis, The Window of Taxonomic
Resolution for Phylogenies Based on Mitochondrial Cytochrome b.P. Houde, A. Cooper, E. Leslie, A.E. Strand, and G.A. Montano,
Phylogeny and Evolution of of 12S rDNA in Gruiformes (Aves).D. Siegel-Causey, Phylogeny of the Pelacaniformes: Molecular Systematics
of a Privative Group.K. Lee, J. Feinstein, and J. Cracraft, The Phylogeny of Ratite Birds: Resolving Conflicts between Molecular
and Morphological Data Sets.D.P. Mindell, M.D. Sorenson, C.J. Huddleston, H.C. Miranda, Jr., A. Knight, S.J. Sawchuck, and T. Yuri,
Phylogenetic Relationships among and within Select Avian Orders Based on Mitochondrial DNA.
Applying Phylogeny and Population
Genetics to Broader Issues:
S.V. Edwards, Relevance of Microevolutionary Processes to Higher Level Molecular Systematics.
F.H. Sheldon and L.A. Whittingham, Phylogeny in Studies of Bird Ecology, Behavior, and Morphology.R.M. Zink, Phylogeographic
Studies of North American Birds.M.S. Roy, J.M. Cardoso da Silva, P. Arctander, J. Garcia-Moreno and J. Fjeldsa, The Speciation
of South American and African Birds in Montane Regions.A. Cooper, Studies of Avian Ancient DNA: From Jurassic Park to Modern
Island Extinctions.
Chapter References.
Subject Index.
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Hardbound, 382 pages, publication date: MAY-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-498315-1
ISBN-10: 0-12-498315-4
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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