| Description |
1 online resource (245 pages) |
| Series |
Biology series |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Exploring Biodiversity: Science Must Seize the Unknown 80% -- References -- 1 Symmetry of Shapes in Biology: from D'Arcy Thompson to Morphometrics -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. D'Arcy Thompson, symmetry and morphometrics -- 1.3. Isometries and symmetry groups -- 1.4. Biological asymmetries -- 1.5. Principles of geometric morphometrics -- 1.6. The treatment of symmetry in morphometrics -- 1.7. Some examples of applications -- 1.8. Conclusion -- 1.9. References |
|
2 Impact of a Point Mutation in a Protein Structure -- 2.1. Composition -- 2.2. Folding -- 2.3. Substitution(s) in protein structures -- 2.4. Effect on overall structure and function -- 2.5. Effect on stability -- 2.6. Effect on the peptide backbone -- 2.7. Conclusion -- 2.8. References -- 3 The Role of Taxonomy and Natural History in the Study of the Evolution of Eneopterinae Crickets -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Taxonomy in modern comparative approaches -- 3.3. A model group -- 3.4. Contribution of taxonomy for phylogenetic reconstructions and classification -- 3.4.1. Monophyly |
|
3.4.2. Recent taxonomic contributions -- 3.4.3. Phylogeny and taxonomy -- 3.5. Contribution of taxonomy to biogeography -- 3.5.1. New Caledonia -- 3.5.2. Southeast Asia -- 3.6. Taxonomic exploration and evolution of species traits -- 3.7. Conclusion -- 3.8. Acknowledgments -- 3.9. References -- 4 Systematics in the (Post)genomic Era: A Look at the Drosophila Model -- 4.1. Drosophila: a star of genetics but a systematic nebula -- 4.2. Subspecies: identification of "genomic islands of divergence"? -- 4.3. Species complexes: congruence between species trees and gene trees |
|
4.4. Supraspecific ranks: phylogeny, genome and morphome -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 4.6. Acknowledgments -- 4.7. References -- 5 Dealing with Multiple Environments: The Challenges of the Trypanosome Lifecycle -- 5.1. Human African trypanosomiasis, the disease -- 5.2. Cell biology of Trypanosoma brucei -- 5.3. Survival and maturation of T. brucei in the tsetse vector -- 5.4. Adaptations of T. brucei to the mammalian host -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 5.6. References |
|
6 Challenges Inherent in the Systematics and Taxonomy of Genera that have Recently Experienced Explosive Radiation: The Case of Orchids of the Genus Ophrys -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Speciation in Ophrys: an evolutionary divergence seen as a reticulated continuum -- 6.2.1. Difficulty in applying the biological concept of the species in the case of Ophrys -- 6.2.2. Causes of reproductive isolation in Ophrys -- 6.2.3. Consequences of the implementation of reproductive isolation in the particular case of the genus Ophrys -- 6.3. Current state of knowledge on Ophrys systematics |
| Summary |
This book's aim is to obtain and organize knowledge about the diversity of living things. Their epistomological and methodological fundamentals are explained in the framework of the biology of evolution. The methods of construction and use of phylogenetic trees are presented as well as the classification and description of taxa with the nomenclature rules |
| Notes |
6.3.1. Molecular systematics: overview of current knowledge |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Biological systems.
|
|
Biodiversity.
|
|
Biodiversity
|
|
Biological systems
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| Author |
Grandcolas, Philippe.
|
|
Maurel, Marie-Christine.
|
| ISBN |
9781119489177 |
|
1119489172 |
|
9781119476870 |
|
1119476879 |
|
9781119489153 |
|
1119489156 |
|
