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.

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Randall T. Schuh; Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Comstock Publishing Associates

2nd ed., Ithaca, New York State, December 16, 1999

Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3), Ithaca, 2009

United States, United States of America

2, 20110415

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover 1
Half Title, Title Page, Copyright 2
Contents 6
Preface to the First Edition 8
Preface to the Second Edition 10
Acknowledgments to the First Edition 12
Acknowledgments to the Second Edition 14
Chapter 1. Introduction to Systematics 16
Chapter 2. Systematics and the Philosophy of Science 46
Chapter 3. Characters and Character States 64
Chapter 4. Character Polarity and Inferring Homology 100
Chapter 5. Tree-Building Algorithms 124
Chapter 6. Evaluating Results 161
Chapter 7. Nomenclature, Classifications, and Systematic Databases 186
Chapter 8. Historical Biogeography and Host-Parasite Coevolution 224
Chapter 9. Ecology, Adaptation, and Evolutionary Scenarios 245
Chapter 10. Biodiversity and Conservation 258
Appendix: Selecting and Acquiring Software 268
Glossary 272
Literature Cited 286
Author Index 312
Subject Index 316
Publisher:Cornell University Press,Published:2017,ISBN:9780801462436,Related ISBN:9780801447990,Language:English,OCLC:1017609425
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. In this new and thoroughly revised edition, Randall T. Schuh and Andrew V. Z. Brower cover a wide range of topics: 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 new software applications. Updated to reflect the exponential growth in the use of DNA sequence data in systematics, the second edition of Biological Systematics features new data techniques and a notable increase in the number of examples from molecular systematics that will be of interest to students increasingly involved in molecular and genetic work.

<p><em>Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications</em> 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.</p>
<p>In this new and thoroughly revised edition, Randall T. Schuh and Andrew V. Z. Brower cover a wide range of topics: 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 new software applications.</p>
<p>Updated to reflect the exponential growth in the use of DNA sequence data in systematics, the second edition of <em>Biological Systematics</em> features new data techniques and a notable increase in the number of examples from molecular systematics that will be of interest to students increasingly involved in molecular and genetic work.</p>

"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." -- Publisher

2022-03-08