Phylogenetic Mathematics

Tree spaces, coalescent theory, and likelihood for phylogenies.


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Phylogenetic Mathematics. Tree spaces, coalescent theory, and likelihood for phylogenies.

Foundations and canonical references

The standard treatments of phylogenetic mathematics approach the subject from complementary angles. Semple, Phylogenetics (2003) is the anchor reference for the subject and lays out the core definitions, theorems, and worked examples that practitioners return to.

Open methodological questions for phylogenetic mathematics include sharpening the bridges between foundational theory and computational practice, extending classical results to broader or more structured settings, and integrating the techniques surveyed above with adjacent mathematical disciplines. The references listed in this page are the entry points that current work builds on.

Prerequisites

Sources

  • textbook · primary · 2003
    Phylogenetics
    semple-2003, steel-2003

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