Biological systematics: principles and applications

by Brower, Andrew V. Z., (Brower, Andrew Van Zandt) Schuh, Randall T.

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Full title :Biological systematics : principles and applications / Randall T. Schuh, Andrew V.Z. Brower

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2009
Edition:2. ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press
Place of Publication:Ithaca
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiii, 311 p.) : illustrations, map

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ISBN:9780801447990, 0801447992, 9780801462436, 0801462436
oclc:ocn897045816
LC Classification:QH83
Dewey Decimal:570.1 2

Introduction to systematics -- Systematics and the philosophy of science -- Characters and character states -- Character polarity and inferring homology -- Tree-building algorithms -- Evaluating results -- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases -- Historical biogeography and host-parasite coevolution -- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios -- Biodiversity and conservation