Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications

Schuh, Randall T.; Brower, Andrew V. Z.

ISBN 10: 0801447992 / ISBN 13: 9780801447990

Published by Comstock Publishing Associates, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications
• Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801447992
• ISBN 13: 9780801447990
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2nd.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Randall T. Schuh is Curator in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History. He is the author of the first edition of Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications and coauthor of True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera): Classification and Natural History, both from Cornell, as well as Plant Bugs of the World. Andrew V. Z. Brower is Associate Professor of Biology at Middle Tennessee State University.