Plant taxonomy : the systematic evaluation of comparative data /
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| Author / Creator: | Stuessy, Tod F. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Columbia University Press, c1990. |
| Description: | xvii, 514 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1005818 |
Table of Contents:
- I. The Meaning of Classification
- 1. A Few Definitions
- 2. The Relevance of Systematics
- 3. The Importance and Universality of Classification
- 4. Characters
- II. Different Approaches to Biological Classification
- 5. The Anatomy of Classification and the Artificial Approach
- 6. Natural and Phyletic Approaches
- 7. Phenetic Approach
- 8. Cladistic Approach
- 9. Evaluation of the Three Major Approaches
- III. Concepts of Categories
- 10. The Taxonomic Hierarchy
- 11. Species
- 12. Subspecies, Variety and Form
- 13. Genus
- 14. Family and Higher Categories
- IV. Types of Data
- 15. Morphology
- 16. Anatomy
- 17. Embryology
- 18. Palynology
- 19. Cytology
- 20. Genetics and Cytogenetics
- 21. Chemistry
- 22. Reproductive Biology
- 23. Ecology
- V. Handling of Data
- 24. Gathering of Data
- 25. Presentation of Data
