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Biological Systematics: The state of the art

By Alessandro Minelli

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1994
ISBN
0412626209, 9780412626203
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9575317 bytes)
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Pages
406\396
Time added
2013-12-11 19:36:02

Description

This book provides a critical overview of the state-of-the-art in biological systematics, and presents a broad perspective of the subject covering its history, theory and practice. The most important current theoretical issues are reviewed, with the emphasis on the species concept, the methodology of phylogenetic reconstruction and contrasting views on the relationships between phylogenetics and systematics. The book concludes with a review of the current state of taxonomy of the main groups, and a discussion of evolutionary patterns.

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