Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS:
Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy: A How to Manual, 4th Ed.
by Barry G. Hall
What?
Well-established reference book for getting started in creating phylogenetic trees from protein or nucleic acid sequence data.
Why?
Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy is the full package for biologists who require a thoroughgoing induction
into phylogenetics, and students who need practical back-up to their developing theoretical understanding.
This fourth edition has been produced in alignment with new developments in two major software packages used in phylogenetics, namely MEGA5, and MrBayes 3.2.
New topics have been added, new tools introduced, and sections rewritten to give this volume the cutting edge feel it needs to maintain its relevance in this ever-evolving field, and the screen shots are in full-colour and are new throughout.
There is an accompanying website containing files for working through the tutorials.
Who?
Barry G. Hall is Director of the Bellingham Research Institute, Adjunct Professor of Genomics and Bioinformatics at the Allegheny-Singer Research Institute’s Center for Genomic Sciences, and Professor Emeritus of Biology, University of Rochester. Dr. Hall earned B.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in Genetics, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the University of Washington, Seattle, respectively.
In addition to the three prior editions of Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy, Dr. Hall is the author or coauthor of numerous journal articles, editorials, book reviews, and contributed book chapters. His current research interests include the molecular epidemiology of bacterial pathogens and application of genomic analysis to rapid prediction of antibiotic sensitivity in clinical applications.
