Biological systematics
Subtitle: principles and applications
By: Randall T. Schuh, Andrew V.Z. Brower.
Contributors: Brower, Andrew V. Z. 1962-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780801447990
Subjects: Biology -- Classification
Genres: Classification
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to systematics; title: Systematics and the philosophy of science; title: Characters and character states; title: Character polarity and inferring homology; title: Tree-building algorithms; title: Evaluating results; title: Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases; title: Historical biogeography and host-parasite coevolution; title: Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios; title: Biodiversity and conservation.