Supertrees result from combining many smaller, overlap** phylogenetic trees into a
single, more comprehensive tree. As such, supertree construction is probably as old as the …

Clustering homologous sequences based on their similarity is a problem that appears in
many bioinformatics applications. The fact that sequences cluster is ultimately the result of …

A comprehensive account of both basic and advanced material in phylogeny estimation,
focusing on computational and statistical issues. No background in biology or computer …

Background Biology has increasingly recognized the necessity to build and utilize larger
phylogenies to address broad evolutionary questions. Large phylogenies have facilitated …

Phylogenetic trees represent the evolutionary relationships and ancestry of various species
or groups of organisms. Comparing these trees by measuring the distance between them is …

Background Estimation of species trees from multiple genes is complicated by processes
such as incomplete lineage sorting, gene duplication and loss, and horizontal gene transfer …

The aim of this book is to introduce the reader to some of the best techniques for data mining
in bioinformatics in the hope that the reader will build on them to make new discoveries on …

Organismic and morphological approaches to biology have lately come under attack from a
variety of corners in both teaching and research. However, the main moti-vations for these …

In butterflies there is a class of" intervein" wing patterns that have lines of symmetry halfway
between wing veins. These patterns occur in a range of shapes, including eyespots …

The Thoracica includes the ordinary barnacles found along the sea shore and is the most
diverse and well-studied superorder of Cirripedia. However, although the literature abounds …