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Taxonomic Nomenclature - Whats in a Name Theory and History

English · Paperback / Softback

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This book suggests an in-depth look at nomenclature in systematics instead of providing another "instruction for use" of various Codes of nomenclature. The focus is on ideas of what taxonomic nomenclature is as a part of the professional language of systematics considered in its full historical and conceptual scope. Basic concepts of nomenclature are outlined, and their development characterized; a hierarchy of fundamental principles of nomenclature are summarized; and the relationship between taxonomic nomenclature and taxonomic theory discussed. This book is addressed to those who would like to go beyond the boundaries of existing Codes to look at the subject from a more general, mostly theoretical standpoint.
Key Features
- Provides a review of the role of nomenclature in systematics
- Reviews the conceptual scope and historical contexts of nomenclature
- Analyzes fundamental principles of nomenclature
- Outlines the historical development of nomenclature
- Reviews the rules of nomenclature in botany, zoology, microbiology, and horticulture
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Rieppel, O. Phylogenetic Systematics: Haeckel to Hennig (ISBN 978-0-367-87645-6)
Wilkins, J. S. Species: The Evolution of an Idea, 2nd ed. (ISBN 978-0-367-65736-9)
 

List of contents

Chapter 01
Taxonomic Theory and Nomenclature
Chapter 02
Basic Elements of a Theory of Nomenclature
Chapter 03
Basic Principles of Nomenclature
Chapter 04
History of Nomenclature: An Overview and The Beginning
Chapter 05
History of Nomenclature: The Essentialist Rule
Chapter 06
History of Nomenclature: The Nominalist Route
Chapter 07
History of Nomenclature: The Conceptualist Route

Summary

This book a conceptual examination of the role of nomenclature in systematics. It is not just another "instruction for use" of the nomenclature codes. The goal is to review theoretical foundations of taxonomic nomenclature and historical development of its fundamental regulating features.

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