tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871542942842750523.post6921390324303487165..comments2023-07-24T10:40:57.739-04:00Comments on dechronization: Sunday Book Review: Why Evolution is TrueGlorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17707197225963721646noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871542942842750523.post-40123473828993774542009-07-07T11:15:42.310-04:002009-07-07T11:15:42.310-04:00@Anonymous
Thanks for the comment. I think there ...@Anonymous<br />Thanks for the comment. I think there is some truth to what you're saying. Given that the acrimonious tenor of the debate between competing groups of systematists may be preventing broader integration of our discipline, however, perhaps its particularly important for us to maintain a civil tone when discussing the work of people who may not appreciate phylogenetics as much as we'd like them to.Glorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707197225963721646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871542942842750523.post-47886841802968335152009-07-07T08:58:19.238-04:002009-07-07T08:58:19.238-04:00"On the other hand, I was a bit dissapointed ..."On the other hand, I was a bit dissapointed with the lack of coverage of modern phylogenetics and its contribution to the evidence supporting evolution. Shouldn't the the similarities seen in the DNA of related organisms be recognized as one of the most powerful lines of evidence supporting the truth of evolution?"<br /><br />I think this is a Drosophilist pathology that dates to a passage in Dobzhansky. No doubt the continuing drama between cladists and systematists has contributed to broad scale ignoring. But I really am left with the impression that there is a respectable number of people in evolutionary biology that have no clue how much phylogenetics has advanced and the promise it holds. The exclusion from Coyne's book shows, at the least, publisher editing, or that some of the biggest names in evolutionary biology are afflicted by phylogenetic ignorance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com