Plant Taxonomy: The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative DataThe field of plant taxonomy has transformed rapidly over the past fifteen years, especially with regard to improvements in cladistic analysis and the use of new molecular data. The second edition of this popular resource reflects these far-reaching and dramatic developments with more than 3,000 new references and many new figures. Synthesizing current research and trends, Plant Taxonomy now provides the most up-to-date overview in relation to monographic, biodiversity, and evolutionary studies, and continues to be an essential resource for students and scholars. |
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... similar and equally legitimate viewpoint was presented by Blackwelder and Boyden (1952), who indicated three steps: (1) recording of data; (2) analysis of the data for making classifications; and (3) synthesis of Table 1.1 Outline of ...
... similar definition “the study of biological diversity”). Diversity is such an important concept in systematics that a useful and delightful perspective on this was provided by Constance: Much as I respect the giant strides that have ...
... similar definition describing systematics as “the science of biological classification” (2000:3). Wägele talked about biological systematics as the “science of the systematization of organisms and the description of their genetic and ...
... now the “truly new systematics” (Schram 2004), which emphasizes the handling of large databases. Similar is “comprehensive systematics” (Stuessy and Elisens 2001), which utilizes different types of data and 10 PrinciPles of Taxonomy.
... similar to systematics and regarded as synonymous by some (e.g., Nelson 1970). I view it here as broader, embracing any study that compares particular features of organisms. For comparative biology to be equivalent to systematics ...
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Plant Taxonomy: The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative Data Tod F. Stuessy No preview available - 2009 |