Cladistics

[Doug Yanega]

Actually, just today I got a copy of a paper that - even if it only gets
people thinking (I suspect a lot of people will consider it controversial,
even inflammatory) - should be required reading for anyone contemplating
applications and philosophy of cladistics. It comes out of a French
symposium proceedings, and might not get the attention it deserves because
of the journal it's in:

Wenzel, J.W. (1997) When is a phylogenetic test good enough? Mem. Mus.
Natn. Hist. Nat. 173:31-45. [the volume is Grandcolas, P. (ed.) The Origin
of Biodiversity in Insects: Phylogenetic Tests of Evolutionary Scenarios]

Peace,

Doug Yanega    Depto. de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas,
Univ. Fed. de Minas Gerais, Cx.P. 486, 30.161-970 Belo Horizonte, MG   BRAZIL
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