N. R. Scott-Ram

Transformed Cladistics, Taxonomy and Evolution

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the relationship between classification and evolutionary theory, with reference to the competing schools of taxonomic thinking.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9780521055130
• ISBN-10: 052105513X
• Artikelnr.: 23366052

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Issues Pertaining to the Philosophy of Science: 1. Theoretical and descriptive attitudes in taxonomy
Part II. The Status of Theoretical Classifications: 2. Evolutionary systematics and theoretical information
3. Phylogenetic cladistics and theoretical information
Part III. The Status of Descriptive Classifications: 4. Phenetics and the descriptive attitude
5. Transformed cladistics and the methodological turn
6. Transformed cladistics and evolution
Notes
Bibliography
Author index
Subject index.