Phylogenetic Comparative Methods in R Revell Liam J.
Phylogenetic Comparative Methods in R Revell Liam J. An authoritative introduction to the latest comparative methods in evolutionary biologyPhylogenetic comparative methods are a suite of statistical…
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Phylogenetic Comparative Methods in R Revell Liam J.
An authoritative introduction to the latest comparative methods in evolutionary biologyPhylogenetic comparative methods are a suite of statistical approaches that enable biologists to analyze and better understand the evolutionary tree of life, and shed vital new light on patterns of divergence and common ancestry among all species on Earth. Liam Revell and Luke Harmon provide an incisive conceptual overview of each method along with worked examples using real data and challenge problems that encourage students to learn by doing. This textbook shows how to carry out phylogenetic comparative analyses in the R statistical computing environment.
By working through this book, students will gain a solid foundation in these methods and develop the skills they need to interpret patterns in the tree of life.Covers every major method of modern phylogenetic comparative