Towards an improved animal phylogeny: Congruence between morphology and molecules in basal metazoans
Category
FP7 Project with U.S. partner
Short name and number
Phylobas (237219)
Area
No theme specific
Description
Comparative zoology is predicated on the assumption of a phylogenetic history. Today, phylogenetics relies on using explicit algorithmical methods to infer the past from features of contemporary species, with the fossil record as the only window to the history of life on our planet. A new field of research, called phylogenomics, uses large numbers of sequences to reconstruct the evolutionary history of organisms.
Participating Countries
Spain and United States.
Name of US Partner
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
Contact
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (ES) / ABAD RUIZ Carlos Manuel