Techniques in molecular systematics and evolution /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	DeSalle, Rob, Giribet, Gonzalo, Wheeler, Ward
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, [2002]
Series:	Methods and tools in biosciences and medicine.
Subjects:	Evolution, Molecular. Data Interpretation, Statistical. Genomics > methods. Phylogeny.

Table of Contents:

I. Analytical methods
Phylogenetic analysis : the basic method
Parsimony analysis
Optimization alignment: down, up, error, and improvements
Techniques for analyzing large data sets
Measures of support
Partitioning of multiple data sets in phylogenetic analysis
Complex model organism genome databases
Comparative phylogenomics: a strategy for high-throughput large-scale sub-genomic sequencing projects for phylogenetic analysis
Comparative methods
Analyzing data at the population level
II. Laboratory methods
Obtaining, storing and archiving specimens and tissue samples for use in molecular studies
DNA isolation procedures
Late pleistocene DNA extraction and analysis
PCR methods and approaches
High-throughput DNA sequencing for systematics
A practical guide for microsatellite analysis
Determining the spatial and temporal patterns of developmental gene expression in vertebrates and invertebrates using in situ hybridization techniques.