Biological Systematics

The state of the art

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

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"Biological Systematics" provides a critical overview of the state of the art in biological systematics and presents a broad perspective of the subject, covering its history, theory and practice. The most improtant current theoretical issues are reviewed with the emphasis on the species concept, the methodology of phylogenetic reconstruction and contrasting views on the relationships between phylogenetics and systematics. A large part of the book is devoted to a review of the current state of taxonomy of the main groups, concluding with a discussion of evolutionary patterns.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1994-09-30
Mått155 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt610 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor406
Upplaga1993
FörlagChapman and Hall
ISBN9780412626203

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Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

One: Problems and Methods.- 1 Systems and classifications.- 2 Some steps in comparative biology.- 3 Biochemical and molecular systematics.- 4 The species.- 5 Resources and media.- Two: The State of the Art.- 6 The inventory of natural diversity.- 7 Towards the system.- 8 Interviews on the daily work of systematists: problems and trends.- 9 The unequal distribution of taxonomic diversity.- 10 Domesticated animals and cultivated plants.- Three: Epilogue.- 11 Some dangerous trends, and a hope for the future.- Appendices.- 1 Zoological checklists and catalogues.- 2 Möhn’s (1984) general classification of living organisms.- 3 ‘Provisional classification’ of the Protista, according to Corliss.- 4 Phyla and classes of the Protoctista (Corliss’ Protista) according to Margulis et al (1990).- 5 Möhn’s (1984) classification of animals.- 6 Nielsen’s (1985) classification of the Animalia.- 7 Ehlers’s (1985) system of Plathelminthes.- 8 Jamieson’s (1988) system of the Oligochaeta.- 9 Salvini-Plawen’s (1980) classification of the Phylum Mollusca.- 10 Haszprunar’s (1986) classification of gastropods.- 11 Weygoldt and Paulus’s (1979) system of the Chelicerata.- 12 Shultz’s (1990) system of the Chelicerata.- 13 Schram’s (1986) classification of the Crustacea.- 14 Starobogatov’s (1988) classification of the Crustacea.- 15 Hennig’s (1969) system of the Insecta.- 16 Hennig’s (1985) system of the Chordata.- 17 The major groups of Chordata according to Nelson (1969).- 18 Rosen et al.’s (1981) classification of gnathostome vertebrates.- 19 Carroll’s (1987) classification of vertebrates, including both.- extinct and living forms.- 20 Lauder and Liem’s (1983) classification of living bony fishes.- 21 Sibley and Ahlquist’s (1990) classification of birds.-22 Bremer’s (1985) cladistic classification of green plants.- 23 Dahlgren’s (1989a,b) classification of the flowering plants.- References.- Author index.- Taxonomic index.

Is a refreshingly no-dogmatic smorgasbord of many of the major aspects of systematics - Trends in Ecology and Evolution; ...performs a welcome service by organizing and integrating a large body of recent behavioural and physiolgical data within a coherent framework and by providing a critical guide to unresolved issues. Behavioural psychologists and neuroscientists working on learning and memory will find this book well worth the investment for orientation and reference - Bioscience; The style is quite readable, and I expecially appreciated the author's comparison of various sytematic codes and his editorial comments on how the process of systematics might be improved and streamlined ... a handy reference - American Zoologist; A valuable reference for more advanced students - Science and Technology; This book provides the broadest and most balanced review of systematics that I have seen. - Biological Systematics