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Classification of plants and animals is of basic interest to biologists in all fields because correct formulation and generalization are based on sound taxonomy. This book by a world authority relates traditional taxonomic studies to developments in biochemical and other fields. It provides guidelines for the integration of modern and traditional methods and explains the underlying principles and philosophy of systematics. The problems of zoological, botanical, and paleontological classifi cation are dealt with in great detail and microbial systematics briefly.
List of contents
1: The Classification of the Sciences; 2: The Function of Classification in Natural History; 3: The Species in Biological Systematics; 4: Classification Below the Species Level; 5: Classification Above the Species Level; 6: The Classification of Fossils; 7: On Classificatory Characters, and Their Correlation; 8: The Classificatory Use of Non-Structural Characters; 9: Phytogeny as the Basis of Classification; 10: Hosts, Parasites and Classification; 11: Geographical Distribution 1 and Classification; 12: Heredity and Chromosomes in Relation to Evolution and Classification; 13: Phylogenetic Evidence from Nucleic Acids and Proteins; 14: The Systematic Value of Characters of Immature Stages; 15: Numerical Taxonomy; 16: The Non-congruence Principle; 17: Some Special Classificatory Problems; 18: Taxonomic Research; 19: The Practical Problems of Phylogenetic Classification; 20: Zoological and Botanical Nomenclature; 21: The Practical Work of the Present Day Systematist; 22: Epilogue: The Future of Systematics
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R.A. Crowson
Summary
Classification of plants and animals is of basic interest to biologists in all fields because correct formulation and generalization are based on sound taxonomy. This book by a world authority relates traditional taxonomic studies to developments in biochemical and other fields. It provides guidelines for the integration of modern and traditional methods and explains the underlying principles and philosophy of systematics. The problems of zoological, botanical, and paleontological classifi cation are dealt with in great detail and microbial systematics briefly.
