R A Crowson

Classification and Biology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Relates traditional taxonomic studies to the developments in biochemical and other fields. This work provides guidelines for the integration of modern and traditional methods, and explains the underlying principles and philosophy of systematics. It also deals with the problems of zoological, botanical, and paleontological classification.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 653g
• ISBN-13: 9781138520622
• ISBN-10: 1138520624
• Artikelnr.: 49436573

Autorenporträt

R.A. Crowson

Inhaltsangabe

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