In this Book
- Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Cornell University Press
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.
Table of Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- pp. vii-viii
- Preface to the Second Edition
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments to the First Edition
- pp. xi-xii
- Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Section I: Background for the Study of Systematics
- Section II: Cladistic Methods
- Chapter 5. Tree-Building Algorithms
- pp. 109-145
- Chapter 6. Evaluating Results
- pp. 146-170
- Section III: Application of Cladistic Results
- Chapter 10. Biodiversity and Conservation
- pp. 243-252
- Appendix: Selecting and Acquiring Software
- pp. 253-256
- Literature Cited
- pp. 271-296
- Author Index
- pp. 297-300
- Subject Index
- pp. 301-311