Biological systematics: principles and applications
Schuh, R.T. (2009). Biological systematics: principles and applications. Second edition (Orig. 2000). Cornell University Press: Ithaca. ISBN 978-0-8014-4799-0. IX, 311 pp.
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VLIZ: Biology and ecology (General) BIO.10 [100859]
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Classification > Taxonomy
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- Schuh, R.T.
- Brower, A.V.Z.
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Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications draws equally from examples in botany and zoology to provide a modern account of cladistic principles and techniques. It is a core systematics textbook with a focus on parsimony-based approaches for students and biologists interested in systematics and comparative biology. Randall T. Schuh and Andrew V. Z. Brower cover: -the history and philosophy of systematics and nomenclature;-the mechanics and methods of analysis and evaluation of results;-the practical applications of results and wider relevance within biological classification, biogeography, adaptation and coevolution, biodiversity, and conservation; and-software applications.This new and thoroughly revised edition reflects the exponential growth in the use of DNA sequence data in systematics. New data techniques and a notable increase in the number of examples from molecular systematics will be of interest to students increasingly involved in molecular and genetic work. |
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