Computational Molecular Evolution (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)

Covering The Modern Statistical And Computational Methods Used In Molecular Evolutionary Analysis, Such As Maximum Likelihood And Bayesian Statistics, This Book Is Useful For Students And Professional Researchers In The Fields Of Molecular Phylogenetics, Population Genetics, Mathematics, Statistics And Computer Science. Models Of Nucleotide Substitution -- Models Of Amino Acid And Codon Substitution -- Phylogeny Reconstruction : Overview -- Maximum Likelihood Methods -- Bayesian Methods -- Comparison Of Methods And Tests On Trees -- Molecular Clock And Estimation Of Species Divergence Times -- Neutral And Adaptive Protein Evolution -- Simulating Molecular Evolution -- Perspectives. Ziheng Yang. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.