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BIOL 487 - Principles of Systematics

Principles and applications of methods used to reconstruct history and biotic diversity among genes, species, and higher taxa. Considers several approaches to tree construction and significance of phylogenetic history within the context of evolution, biogeography, and conservation biology.

Credits 3
Prerequisites BIOL 310 or consent of instructor.
Notes Emphasis on molecular approaches to systematics.