Annotated Bibliography

Here is my annotated bibliography for my STEM internship. I will use these resources to gain a better understanding of evolutionary and computational biology, and the methods scientists use in doing phylogenetic analysis.

Farris, James. The logical basis of phylogenetic analysis. na, 1983.

            This book gives an overview of the principles of phylogenetic analysis. It explains the relative merits and drawbacks of each method of phylogenetic analysis, as well as explaining assumptions needed in constructing an evolutionary tree. It will help me gain an in-depth understanding of phylogenetic analysis, which is what my project is based on, and will equip me to construct the tree most suitable for my data.

William, J., and O. Ballard. "Combining Data in Phylogenetic Analysis." Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1999, 334.

            In my project, I’ll have to learn how to incorporate different types of data (ie. nucelotide sequences vs. amino acid sequences) in order to construct the most suitable evolutionary tree. In constructing evolutionary trees, one often has access to more data than she can use, and this article will help me understand the various approaches to combining/partitioning data, and which approach will be the most suitable for my analysis.