Biological Systematics Principles and Applications
Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications draws equally from examples in botany and zoology to provide a modern account of cladistic principles and techniques. It is a core systematics textbook with a focus on parsimony-based approaches for students and biologists interested in systematics...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, NY ; London
Cornell University Press
2009
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| Edition: | second edition |
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to systematics
- Systematics and the philosophy of science
- Characters and character states
- Character polarity and inferring homology
- Tree-building algorithms
- Evaluating results
- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases
- Historical biogeography and host-parasite coevolution
- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios
- Biodiversity and conservation