Read Chapter 4 of Zimmer and Emlen text All living organisms are related to each other having descended from common ancestors. Understanding the.
Phylogeny and Systematics Chapter 25. Introduction Evolutionary biology is about both processes (e.g., natural selection and speciation) and history A.
Animal Classification, Phylogeny, and Organization Cladistics & Taxonomy.
Systematics Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Classification.
Chapter 3 Opener Diverse adaptations to a dry environment Patterns of Evolution.
Branches, splits, bipartitions In a rooted tree: clades (for urooted trees sometimes the term clann is used) Mono-, Para-, polyphyletic groups, cladists.
Cenancestor (aka LUCA or MRCA) can be placed using the echo remaining from the early expansion of the genetic code. reflects only a single cellular component.
Understanding Phylogenetic Trees A tutorial for Biology of the Vertebrates EEB 2214
Ch. 30/ Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants.
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Phylogenies & Classifying species (AKA Cladistics & Taxonomy)
Tree showing proposed relationships between mosquitoes, midges, and their relatives. (After various sources.)