Biological Systematics Principles and Applications
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, NY ; London
Cornell University Press
2009
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| Edition: | second edition |
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | XIII, 311 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-6243-6 978-0-8014-4799-0 0-8014-4799-2 |