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RECORD NUMBER: 812 OF 5588Main Title | Biological systematics principles and applications / [electronic resource] : | ||||
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Type | EBOOK | ||||
Author | Schuh, Randall T. | ||||
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Publisher | Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, | ||||
Year Published | 2009 | ||||
Call Number | QH83.S345 2009eb | ||||
Subjects | Biology--Classification | ||||
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Edition | 2nd ed. | ||||
Collation | xiii, 311 p. : ill., map. | ||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
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Contents Notes | 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. |