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Phylogenetic Inference
In Aviezer Tucker, A Companion to the Philosophy of History and Historiography. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 231–242 (2008)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction From Art to Science: An Introduction to Schools of Thought How to Infer Phylogeny, Or, Why Some Cladists Aren't “Cladists” Summary and Synthesis Acknowledgment References.Author's Profile
phylogeny ‐ systematics study of historical pattern of evolution among groups of living things phylogenetic inference how to infer phylogeny, or, why some cladists aren't “cladists” reconstruction of phylogeny parsimony ‐ phylogenetic technique of choice among cladists from art to science ‐ introduction to schools of thought cladistic analysis objectivity ‐ phylogenetic perspective
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