Biological Systematics : : Principles and Applications /

Biological Systematics : : Principles and Applications / / Andrew V. Z. Brower, Randall T. Schuh.

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Understanding the history and philosophy of biological systematics (phylogenetics, taxonomy and classification of living things) is key to successful practice of the discipline. In this thoroughly revised Third Edition of the classic Biological Systematics, Andrew V. Z. Brower and Randall T. Schuh p...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021
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Brower, Andrew V. Z.,
Schuh, Randall T.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:Third Edition
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (456 p.) :; 22 b&w halftones, 46 b&w line drawings
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Acknowledgments to the First Edition
  • Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
  • Dedication and Acknowledgments to the Third Edition
  • Section I. HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND FOR SYSTEMATICS
  • 1. Introduction to Systematics: First Principles and Practical Tools
  • 2. Systematics and the Philosophy of Science
  • Section II. CLADISTIC METHODS
  • 3. Characters and Character States
  • 4. Character Polarity and Inferring Homology
  • 5. Tree-Building Algorithms and Philosophies
  • 6. Evaluating Results
  • Section III. APPLICATION OF CLADISTIC RESULTS
  • 7. Species: Concepts, Recognition, and Analytical Problems
  • 8. Nomenclature, Classifications, and Systematic Databases
  • 9. The Integration of Phylogenetics, Historical Biogeography, and Host-Parasite Coevolution
  • 10. Evaluating Hypothetical Scenarios of Evolution, Ecology and Adaptation
  • 11. Understanding Molecular Clocks and Time Trees
  • 12. Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Postscript: Parsimony and the Future of Systematics
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • Literature Cited
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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