Biological systematics [[electronic resource] ] : principles and applications / / Randall T. Schuh, Andrew V.Z. Brower
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Schuh Randall T
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| Titolo: |
Biological systematics [[electronic resource] ] : principles and applications / / Randall T. Schuh, Andrew V.Z. Brower
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| Pubblicazione: | Ithaca, : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 570.1/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Biology |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
BrowerAndrew V. Z <1962-> (Andrew Van Zandt)
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Biological systematics |
| ISBN: | 1-5017-1701-4 |
| 0-8014-6243-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910536171003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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