McBee, Cayla D., authorPenttila, Tim, advisorAchter, Jeff, committee memberHulpke, Alexander, committee memberMueller, Rachel, committee member2022-04-152022-04-152010https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234705Covers not scanned.This thesis is in combinatorial phylogenetics and is focused on a study of Hadamard conjugation. It examines the question of whether the presence of an abelian permutation group acting regularly on the states is necessary for the application of this technique. New connections between phylogenetics and algebraic combinatorics are suggested, especially with (commutative) association schemes.doctoral dissertationsengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.PhylogenyCombinatorial analysisText