Cladistics In Brief
As part of the University of California Museum of Paleontology Web site, this section offers a brief introduction to the philosophy, methodology, and implications of cladistic
analysis. The cladistics pages are linked to thousands of other pages on the
UCMP Web site about phylogenetics, evolution, and diversity of life.
The
Compleat Cladist
A downloadable PDF version of the widely used college level primer on cladistics
and phylogenetics from the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History. Detailed
explanations are accompanied by chapter notes, references, exercises and quizzes.
(Note: this is a PDF file, which will take time to download. You will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader to open it.)
What Is Cladistics?
This easy to read one-page summary describing cladistics was published in Fossil News, a monthly newsletter with the avocational paleontologist in mind.
Willi Hennig Society
The Willi Hennig Society's Web site includes a detailed explanation of cladistic
classification, links, resources, professional publications and meeting announcements.
Zoological
Record
This site provides a database and guide to Internet resources in the zoological and other related
life sciences, including a section devoted to systematics and cladistics.