Cladistics: The Theory and Practice of Parsimony Analysis

Preface Ch. 1 - Introduction to cladistic concepts Ch. 2 - Characters and character coding Ch. 3 - Cladogram construction, character polarity, and rooting Ch. 4 - Optimization and the effects of missing values Ch. 5 - Measures of character fit and character weighting Ch. 6 - Support and confidence statistics for cladograms and groups Ch. 7 - Consensus trees Ch. 8 - Simultaneous and partitioned analysis Ch. 9 - Three-item statements analysis References Glossary Appendix: Computer programs