From taxonomy to phylogenetics : life and work of Willi Hennig / / by Michael Schmitt.
Biological Systematics has changed dramatically during the past 60 years from a handicraft or art to an accepted branch of science proper, due to the work of Willi Hennig, who was born in 1913. The scientific method of reconstructing phylogenetic relationships of organisms bases on Hennig's app...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Willi Hennig’s biography
- 3 Willi Hennig’s Personality—The Shy Revolutioniser
- 4 The Taxonomist
- 5 The Systematist
- 6 The Philosopher
- 7 The “Hennigian Revolution”
- 8 Willi Hennig—A Man of order
- References
- Name Index
- Index of Subjects.