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Review of "Reconstructing Evolution: New mathematical and computational advances" edited by Olivier Gascuel and Mike Steel

Andreas Spillner email

School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

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Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2007, 2:14doi:10.1186/1748-7188-2-14

Published: 6 November 2007

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The main theme of the book is mathematical models of evolutionary processes in biology. These models have become increasingly complex in order to cope with the various aspects involved in the study of these processes and involve a wide range of concepts from different areas of mathematics and computer science. This book gives an overview of some of the key contemporary topics in the field. The book is organized in 10 chapters, each written by an expert or a group of experts on the topic addressed in that chapter. At the end of many chapters directions for future research are discussed. Each chapter comes with its own list of references. At the end of the book the reader can find an index that helps to locate quickly the context within which a particular concept appears.


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