The Evolution of Phylogenetic Systematics
Download or Read eBook The Evolution of Phylogenetic Systematics PDF written by Andrew Hamilton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Andrew Hamilton |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2013-11-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520956759 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520956753 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Evolution of Phylogenetic Systematics by : Andrew Hamilton
Book excerpt: The Evolution of Phylogenetic Systematics aims to make sense of the rise of phylogenetic systematics—its methods, its objects of study, and its theoretical foundations—with contributions from historians, philosophers, and biologists. This volume articulates an intellectual agenda for the study of systematics and taxonomy in a way that connects classification with larger historical themes in the biological sciences, including morphology, experimental and observational approaches, evolution, biogeography, debates over form and function, character transformation, development, and biodiversity. It aims to provide frameworks for answering the question: how did systematics become phylogenetic?
