Reconstructing the Tree of Life
Author | : Trevor R. Hodkinson |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2006-12-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781420009538 |
ISBN-13 | : 1420009532 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Download or read book Reconstructing the Tree of Life written by Trevor R. Hodkinson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To document the world's diversity of species and reconstruct the tree of life we need to undertake some simple but mountainous tasks. Most importantly, we need to tackle species rich groups. We need to collect, name, and classify them, and then position them on the tree of life. We need to do this systematically across all groups of organisms and b