Evolutionary Processes

First off, I had no idea what phylogenetics was, so I looked it up. Phylogenetics is "the study of evolutionary relatedness among various groups of organisms, which is discovered through molecular sequencing data and morphological data matrices." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetics)
Like Caleb said, one of the professors said they were going to take on the perspectives of earlier naturalists. In class the other day, we talked about the classical approach and the modern approach. The classical approach involved studying an animal's morphology. The modern approach involved a more encompassing view of evolutionary relationships.
This was interesting because the article talked about combining ecological and evolutionary findings using how evolution has affected a species. Also, they would be able to discover things about certain communities that caused them to be how they are now.
I really like what Erin Bortz pointed out. At the end of the article it said that this would help save many habitats from being completely destroyed.This was a good point about the new research because it is important to help and preserve the environment because we are all connected.