© Columbia University Press
Plant Taxonomy: The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative Data
second edition
December, 2008
Cloth, 568 pages, Halftones: 60,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14712-5
$99.50
/ £68.50
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Acknowledgments for the first edition
Acknowledgments for the second edition
PART ONE. PRINCIPLES OF TAXONOMY
Section 1. The Meaning of Classification , by 1
, by Chapter 1. A few definitions
, by Chapter 2. The relevance of systematics
, by Chapter 3. The importance and universality classification
, by Chapter 4. Characters
Section 2. Different approaches to biological classification
, by Chapter 5. The anatomy of classification and the artificial approach
, by Chapter 6. Natural and phyletic approaches
, by Chapter 7. Phenetic approach
, by Chapter 8. Cladistic approach
, by Chapter 9. Evaluation of the three major approaches and explicit phyletics
Section 3. Concepts of Categories
, by Chapter 10. The taxonomic hierarchy
, by Chapter 11. Species
, by Chapter l2. Subspecies, variety, and form
, by Chapter 13. Genus
, by Chapter 14. Family and higher categories
PART TWO. TAXONOMIC DATA
Section 4. Types of data
, by Chapter 15. Morphology
, by Chapter 16. Anatomy
, by Chapter 17. Embryology
, by Chapter 18. Palynology
, by Chapter 19. Phytochemistry
, by Chapter 20. Cytology and cytogenetics
, by Chapter 21. Molecular biology
, by Chapter 22. Genetics and population genetics
, by Chapter 23. Reproductive biology
, by Chapter 24. Ecology
Section 5. Handling of Data
, by Chapter 25. Gathering and storage of data
, by Chapter 26. Presentation of data
Epilogue
Literature Cited
Author Index
Subject Index