03261nam 2200625 a 450 991045666490332120200520144314.01-5017-1701-40-8014-6243-610.7591/9780801462436(CKB)2550000000035341(EBL)3138162(SSID)ssj0000534502(PQKBManifestationID)11339486(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534502(PQKBWorkID)10510647(PQKB)11655974(MiAaPQ)EBC3138162(OCoLC)1017609425(MdBmJHUP)muse65202(DE-B1597)496465(OCoLC)1041989306(DE-B1597)9780801462436(Au-PeEL)EBL3138162(CaPaEBR)ebr10468041(OCoLC)742302793(EXLCZ)99255000000003534120090219d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBiological systematics[electronic resource] principles and applications /Randall T. Schuh, Andrew V.Z. Brower2nd ed.Ithaca Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press20091 online resource (325 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8014-4799-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction to systematics -- Systematics and the philosophy of science -- Characters and character states -- Character polarity and inferring homology -- Tree-building algorithms -- Evaluating results -- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases -- Historical biogeography and host-parasite coevolution -- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios -- Biodiversity and conservation.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.BiologyClassificationElectronic books.Biology570.1/2Schuh Randall T1049247Brower Andrew V. Z(Andrew Van Zandt),1962-1049248MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456664903321Biological systematics2478085UNINA