Biological systematics : principles and applications /

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"The book addresses the methods and philosophy of biological systematics (phylogenetics, taxonomy, and classification of living things). In particular, it emphasizes an empirical, cladistic approach, which espouses minimization of ad hoc hypotheses of evolution via the parsimony criterion for s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Brower, Andrew V. Z. (Andrew Van Zandt), 1962- (Author), Schuh, Randall T. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2021.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Biology > Classification.
Biologie > Classification.
Biology
Classification
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to systematics
  • Systematics and the philosophy of science
  • Characters and character states
  • Character polarity and inferring homology
  • Tree-building algorithms and philosophies
  • Evaluating results
  • Species
  • Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases
  • The integration of phylogenetics, historical biogeography and host
  • Parasite coevolution
  • Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios
  • Understanding molecular clocks and time trees
  • Biodiversity and conservation
  • Parsimony and the future of systematics.

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