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Systematics Association Special Volumes
New & Published Titles:
The New Taxonomy
A Fresh Look at TaxonomyThe most fundamental of all biological sciences, taxonomy underpins any long term strategies for reconstructing the great tree of...
ISBN: 978-0-8493-9088-3 | Published April 9th 2008 by CRC Press.
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Unravelling the algae
the past, present, and future of algal systematics
Acting as titans in global control of the biosphere and colonizing virtually all corners of the earth, algae, extremely diverse and numerous oxygenic, photosynthetic organisms,...ISBN: 978-0-8493-7989-5 | Published November 26th 2007 by CRC Press.
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Automated Taxon Identification in Systematics
Theory, Approaches and Applications
The automated identification of biological objects or groups has been a dream among taxonomists and systematists for centuries. However, progress in designing and implementing practical...ISBN: 978-0-8493-8205-5 | Published July 23rd 2007 by CRC Press.
more information about Automated Taxon Identification in SystematicsBiodiversity Databases
Techniques, Politics, and Applications
Computing and database management has shifted from cottage industry-style methods — the small independent researcher keeping records for a particular project — to state-of-the-art file...ISBN: 978-0-415-33290-3 | Published April 25th 2007 by CRC Press.
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Systematics and Evolution
The shift from traditional taxonomic methods to data-oriented, analytical cladistic methodologies has led to a better understanding of biological processes and more accurate classifications for...ISBN: 978-0-8493-3856-4 | Published April 13th 2007 by CRC Press.
more information about Pleurocarpous MossesReconstructing the Tree of Life
Taxonomy and Systematics of Species Rich Taxa
To document the world’s diversity of species and reconstruct the tree of life we need to undertake some simple but mountainous tasks. Most importantly, we...ISBN: 978-0-8493-9579-6 | Published December 26th 2006 by CRC Press.
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Biogeography in a Changing World
Hampered by a confusing plethora of approaches and methods, biogeography is often treated as an adjunct to other areas of study. The first book to...ISBN: 978-0-8493-8038-9 | Published November 1st 2006 by CRC Press.
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Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests
Plant Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation
More often than not, when people think of a neotropical forest, what comes to mind is a rain forest, rather than a dry forest. Just...ISBN: 978-0-8493-2987-6 | Published May 25th 2006 by CRC Press.
more information about Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry ForestsOrganelles, Genomes and Eukaryote Phylogeny
An Evolutionary Synthesis in the Age of Genomics
The recent revolution in molecular biology has spread through every field of biology including systematics and evolution. Researchers can now analyze the genomes of different...ISBN: 978-0-415-29904-6 | Published June 28th 2004 by CRC Press.
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Presenting a historical analysis of the evolution of systematics during the last one hundred years, Milestones in Systematics reviews many of the major issues in...ISBN: 978-0-415-28032-7 | Published May 12th 2004 by CRC Press.
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Telling the Evolutionary Time
Molecular Clocks and the Fossil Record
Determining the precise timing for the evolutionary origin of groups of organisms has become increasingly important as scientists from diverse disciplines attempt to examine rates...ISBN: 978-0-415-27524-8 | Published December 16th 2003 by CRC Press.
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The Changing Wildlife of Great Britain and Ireland
Periodic comprehensive overviews of the status of the diverse organisms that make up wildlife are essential to determining trends, threats and future prospects. Just over...ISBN: 978-0-415-32681-0 | Published June 26th 2003 by CRC Press.
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Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution
A benchmark text, Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution integrates the recent revolution in the molecular-developmental genetics of plants with mainstream evolutionary thought. It reflects the...ISBN: 978-0-415-25791-6 | Published April 18th 2002 by CRC Press.
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Morphology, Shape and Phylogeny
Generally, biologists and mathematicians who study the shape and form of organisms have largely been working in isolation from those who work on evolutionary relationships...ISBN: 978-0-415-24074-1 | Published February 7th 2002 by CRC Press.
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Brachiopods
The growth history of a brachiopod is entombed in its shell, but research on fossil and living brachiopods has generated unanswered questions about these marine...ISBN: 978-0-7484-0921-1 | Published November 29th 2001 by CRC Press.
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Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution
A multi-author volume Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution examines the origin and early evolution of the backboned animals (vertebrates)-the group which comprises all fishes,...ISBN: 978-0-415-23370-5 | Published February 15th 2001 by CRC Press.
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Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes
The phylum Platyhelminthes is comprised of some 50,000 species of flatworms living in a wide variety of habitats - from the deep sea to the...ISBN: 978-0-7484-0903-7 | Published December 7th 2000 by CRC Press.
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Flagellates
Unity, Diversity and Evolution
The Flagellates presents a multidisciplinary view of the flagellates exploring both their unity, in terms of their structure, mechanisms and processes, and their diversity in...ISBN: 978-0-7484-0914-3 | Published June 8th 2000 by CRC Press.
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Coding Characters for Phylogenetic Analysis
Systematists, comparative biologists, taxonomists and evolutionary biologists all concern themselves with the evolutionary relationships between animals and plants. Homology is the principle underlying these disciplines....ISBN: 978-0-7484-0920-4 | Published February 24th 2000 by CRC Press.
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Molecular Systematics and Plant Evolution
Molecular Systematics and Plant Evolution discusses the diversity and evolution of plants with a molecular approach. It looks at population genetics, phylogeny (history of evolution)...ISBN: 978-0-7484-0908-2 | Published August 19th 1999 by CRC Press.
more information about Molecular Systematics and Plant EvolutionForthcoming Titles:
Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time
Edited by Paul Upchurch, Alistair McGowan, Claire Slater
September 26th 2009