Foundations of Systematics and Biogeography

This volume draws attention to the seminal studies and important advances that have shaped systematic and biogeographic thinking and continue to influence its direction today. It traces concepts in homology and classification from the 19th century to the present through the provision of a unique ant...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Williams, David M. (Autor), Ebach, Malte C. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Temas:
Medical genetics.
Evolution (Biology).
Cytology.
Medical Genetics.
Evolutionary Biology.
Cell Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Systematics, Evolution, and Classification
  • Systematics as Problem-Solving
  • The Archetype
  • Ernst Haeckel and Systematische Phylogenie
  • The German Development of Morphology: From Ernst Haeckel to Willi Hennig
  • Pattern Cladistics
  • Homologues and Homology
  • Discovering Homologues
  • Homology and Systematics
  • Homology and Transformation
  • Character Conflict
  • The Analyses of Relationships
  • Biogeographical Relationships, Evolution, and Classification.

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