T. Ryan Gregory
Understanding Evolutionary Trees
University of Guelph
charles darwin sketched first evolutionary tree 1837 trees remained central metaphor evolutionary biology present today phylogeneticsthe science constructing evaluating hypotheses historical patterns descent form evolutionary treeshas become pervasive within increasingly outside evolutionary biology fostering skills tree thinking therefore critical component biological education conversely misconceptions evolutionary trees detrimental ones understanding patterns processes occurred history life paper provides basic introduction evolutionary trees including guidelines read ten common misconceptions evolutionary trees implications understanding evolution addressed