Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Introduction and a Brief Phylogenetics Primer 1
5. 2. Phylogenetic Nonindependence, Comparative Ecology, and Phylogenetic Conservatism 20
6. 3. The Measurement of Phylogenetic Diversity 43
7. 4. Community Assembly: Phylogenies as a Proxy 73
8. 5. Community Assembly: Phylogenies as a Backbone 104
9. 6. Global Patterns of Biodiversity, Diversification, Conservatism, and Priority 126
10. 7. Functional Phylogenomics for Ecology 141
11. 8. Building Trees for Every System and Scale and Biodiversity Informatics 162
12. 9. Conclusions and Remodeling Phylogenetic Ecology 183
13. References 197
14. Index 215