Biological Systematics: Principles and A
โ Andrew V. Z. Brower; Randall T. Schuh
๐ Library
๐
2021
๐ Cornell University Press
๐ English
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Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications
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โฆ Synopsis
A core systematics textbook with a focus on parsimony-based approaches for students and biologists interested in systematics and comparative biology.
โฆ Table of Contents
Contents
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments to the First Edition
Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
Section I. Background for the Study of Systematics
1. Introduction to Systematics
2. Systematics and the Philosophy of Science
Section II. Cladistic Methods
3. Characters and Character States
4. Character Polarity and Inferring Homology
5. Tree-Building Algorithms
6. Evaluating Results
Section III. Application of Cladistic Results
7. Nomenclature, Classifications, and Systematic Databases
8. Historical Biogeography and Host-Parasite Conservation
9. Ecology, Adaptation, and Evolutionary Scenarios
10. Biodiversity and Conservation
Appendix
Glossary
Literature Cited
Author Index
Subject Index
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