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245 10 a| Biological systematicsh| [electronic resource] :b| principles and applications /c| Andrew V. Z. Brower, National Identification Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, Maryland; Resarch Associate, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York; and Department of Entomology, National Museum of National History, Washington, District of Columbia, Randall T. Schuh, George Willett Curator of Entomology Emeritus, Division of invertrbrate Zoology, and Professor Emeritus, Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York; Adjunct Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; and Department of Biology, City College, City University of New York, New York.;

250 a| Third edition.;

260 a| Ithaca [New York] :b| Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press,c| 2021.;

300 a| xix, 436 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction to systematics -- Systematics and the philosophy of science -- Characters and character states -- Character polarity and inferring homology -- Tree-building algorithms and philosophies -- Evaluating results -- Species -- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases -- The integration of phylogenetics, historical biogeography and host -- Parasite coevolution -- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios -- Understanding molecular clocks and time trees -- Biodiversity and conservation -- Parsimony and the future of systematics.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The book addresses the methods and philosophy of biological systematics (phylogenetics, taxonomy, and classification of living things). In particular, it emphasizes an empirical, cladistic approach, which espouses minimization of ad hoc hypotheses of evolution via the parsimony criterion for selecting preferred hypotheses of relationships, and recognition of groups based upon synapomorphies (inferred shared, derived character states) alone"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Biological systematics principles and applications / Andrew V. Z. Brower, National Identification Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, Maryland; Resarch Associate, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York; and Department of Entomology, National Museum of National History, Washington, District of Columbia, Randall T. Schuh, George Willett Curator of Entomology Emeritus, Division of invertrbrate Zoology, and Professor Emeritus, Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York; Adjunct Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; and Department of Biology, City College, City University of New York, New York.

Author/creator	Brower, Andrew V. Z., 1962-
Other author	Schuh, Randall T.
Format	Electronic
Edition	Third edition.
Publication Info	Ithaca [New York] : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2021.
Description	xix, 436 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Biology--Classification.

Contents	Introduction to systematics -- Systematics and the philosophy of science -- Characters and character states -- Character polarity and inferring homology -- Tree-building algorithms and philosophies -- Evaluating results -- Species -- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases -- The integration of phylogenetics, historical biogeography and host -- Parasite coevolution -- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios -- Understanding molecular clocks and time trees -- Biodiversity and conservation -- Parsimony and the future of systematics.
Abstract	"The book addresses the methods and philosophy of biological systematics (phylogenetics, taxonomy, and classification of living things). In particular, it emphasizes an empirical, cladistic approach, which espouses minimization of ad hoc hypotheses of evolution via the parsimony criterion for selecting preferred hypotheses of relationships, and recognition of groups based upon synapomorphies (inferred shared, derived character states) alone"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2020028724
ISBN	9781501752773 (hardcover)
ISBN	(epub)
ISBN	(pdf)

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