Original PDF Ebook – Biological Systematics3rd EditionPrinciples and Applications – 9781501752773

Original PDF Ebook – Biological Systematics3rd EditionPrinciples and Applications – 9781501752773

Understanding the history and philosophy of biological systematics (phylogenetics, taxonomy and classification of living things) is key to successful practice of the discipline._x000D_
In this thoroughly revised Third Edition of the classic Biological Systematics, Andrew V. Z. Brower and Randall T. Schuh provide an updated account of cladistic principles and techniques, emphasizing their empirical and epistemological clarity. Brower and Schuh cover:_x000D_
-the history and philosophy of systematics_x000D_
-the mechanics and methods of character analysis, phylogenetic inference, and evaluation of results_x000D_
-the practical application of systematic results to:_x000D_
-biological classification_x000D_
-adaptation and coevolution_x000D_
-biodiversity, and conservation_x000D_
-new chapters on species and molecular clocks_x000D_
Biological Systematics is both a textbook for students studying systematic biology and a desk reference for practicing systematists. Part explication of concepts and methods, part exploration of the underlying epistemology of systematics, This third edition addresses why some methods are more empirically sound than others.