SELPONT l Taxonomy

Ashok Verma

ISBN 10: 8184874235 ISBN 13: 9788184874235

Publisher: Narosa Publishing House

Synopsis

Portrays the scientific quest regarding nomenclature, identification, interrelationship of different groups of animals along with different aspects of taxonomy from Linnaeus to present day Aspects related with biodiversity, information retrieval, collection and preservation of animals along with recent trends in animal taxonomy and biosystematics which culminates the description of one of the most interesting phenomenon of zoology.Each chapter contains logically organized, easy to understand contents that provides the reader important aspects of animal taxonomy. It is a complete manual for all biologists especially for those interested in understanding the basic concepts of taxonomy and conservation and management of biodiversity.This book will be invaluagle for undergraduate and postgraduate students of zoology as well as for those aspiring for competitive examination.Table of ContentsHistorical Resume of TaxonomyBasic Concepts of Animal TaxonomyTypes of ClassificationZoological NomenclatureMicrotaxonomy and MacrotaxonomyPhylogenetic SystematicsPhylogenetic TreesMolecular PhylogenyEvolutionary TaxonomyNumerical TaxonomyPopulation TaxonomyTaxonomic CharactersThe Species ConceptZoological TypesTaxonomic CategoriesMeristic and Non-Meristic Data AnalysisBiodiversity AssessmentTaxonomic KeysTaxonomic PublicationsCollections and Preservation of Natural History SpecimensInformation RetrievalRecent Trends in TaxonomySignificance of Taxonomy and BiosytematicsBibliographyAuthor IndexGenus IndexSubject Index.

Edition details

• Publisher: Narosa Publishing House
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8184874235
• ISBN 13: 9788184874235
• Binding: Unknown Binding