1999, ISBN: 9780231068253

Columbia University Press, New York 1999. 518 sidor. Illustrerad. Limhäftad. [23x15,5 cm]. Mycktet fint skick. (ISBN: 0231068255) - Deals with all aspects pertinent to the descriptio… Mehr…

Columbia University Press, New York 1999. 518 sidor. Illustrerad. Limhäftad. [23x15,5 cm]. Mycktet fint skick. (ISBN: 0231068255) - Deals with all aspects pertinent to the description process, from establishing identiy to naming, from taxonomic ehtics to publicatin; it also ranges beyond the species level to cover subspecies, genus, and higher taxa descriptions. Contents: List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Part One: Introduction; Chapter 1. Introduction; Describing the Living World; Why Is Species Description Necessary?; How New Species Are Described; Scope and Organization of This Book; The Pleasures of Systematics; Sources; Chapter 2. Biological Nomenclature; Humans as Taxonomists; Biological Nomenclature; Folk Taxonomy; Binomial Nomenclature; Development of Codes of Nomenclature; The Current Codes of Nomenclature; Future of the Codes; Sources; Part Two: Recognizing Species; Chapter 3. Species and Their Discovery; Species Concepts. Processes Affecting SpeciationTaxonomic Characters; Examples of Ways in Which Biologists Have Discovered New Species; Sources; Chapter 4. Establishing Identity: The Literature Search; Mistakes and Bad Examples; Establishing Identity; Where to Find the Taxonomic Literature; How to Read the Taxonomic Literature; Species Descriptions; Taxonomic Literature Searching on the Internet; Sources; Chapter 5. Establishing Identity: Using Museum Collections; Collections, Museums, and Herbaria; Locating Material; Borrowing Material; Type Material; Visiting Collections: What to Expect and How to Behave. Cooperation with SystematistsSources; Part Three: Writing Species Descriptions; Chapter 6. Species Descriptions in Taxonomy; Reasons for Writing Species Descriptions; Different Kinds of Taxonomic Publications; Form of the Descriptive Paper; Chapter 7. Headings and Synonymies; Description Headings; Synonyms; Synonymies; New Species; Types of Synonymies; Terms Used in Synonymies; Different Kinds of Synonymies; References in Headings and Synonymies; Chapter 8. Naming Species: Etymology; Naming Species; Brief Review of Latin and Greek; Basic Rules of Species Names; Descriptive Species Names. Geographic Species NamesCommemorative Species Names; Nonsense Species Names; The Etymology Section; Sources; Chapter 9. Type and Voucher Material; Rationale for Types and Vouchers; Rules of Nomenclature Regarding Types; Selection of Types and Vouchers; Composition of Type Material; Documentation of Type Material; Deposition of Types; Type Section; Sources; Chapter 10. Diagnosis; What Is a Diagnosis?; Diagnosis in Zoological Taxonomy; Diagnosis in Botanical Taxonomy; What Is a Diagnostic Character?; The Diagnosis Section: Animals; The Diagnosis Section: Plants; Additional Uses for Diagnoses. Chapter 11. Description SectionDescriptive Writing; Information Used in the Description Section; Writing the Description; Telegraphic Style; The Description Section: Animals (Examples of Styles for Different Groups); The Description Section: Plants (Examples of Styles for Different Groups); Illustrating Taxonomic Descriptions; Sources; Chapter 12. Taxonomic Discussion Section; Purpose of the Discussion Section; Discussion in Descriptions of New Species; Evidence to Include; Composite Papers; The Discussion Section in Other Species Descriptions; Taxonomic Ethics. Chapter 13. The Ecology Section., 0<

1999, ISBN: 9780231068253

Columbia University Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Revised ed. 540 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-11-05T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 14 photo, 38 illus, 1.95 kg, Verschiedenes,… Mehr…

Columbia University Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Revised ed. 540 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-11-05T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 14 photo, 38 illus, 1.95 kg, Verschiedenes, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Kategorien, Bücher, Allgemein, Biologie, Biowissenschaften, Genetik, Zoologie, Columbia University Press, 1999<