Taxonomy and systematics

Suriname, located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern South America, is a relatively small country compared to most other South American countries.

This title was originally published in 1967.

This title was originally published in 1967.

Discover the fascinating world of trees with this comprehensive tree identification guide book, combining practical dendrology knowledge with professional tree care techniques.

Parasitoid wasps are cosmopolitan, numerous and enormously diverse with probably one million or more species worldwide, most of which occur in the moist tropics.

Taxonomy of Prokaryotes, edited by two leading experts in the field, presents the most appropriate up-to-date experimental approaches in the detail required for modern microbiological research.

An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significanceEver since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes.

This new edition of a foundational text provides a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification.

Results of regular monitoring of the species diversity and structure of plant communities is used by conservation biologists to help understand impacts of perturbations caused by humans and other environmental factors on ecosystems worldwide.

Results of regular monitoring of the species diversity and structure of plant communities is used by conservation biologists to help understand impacts of perturbations caused by humans and other environmental factors on ecosystems worldwide.

This book consists of a series of papers that help to unravel the taxonomy of the phylum Brachiopoda and describe associated marine communities in the Levant.

The first comprehensive reference book on the ecology, taxonomy, conservation and management of wild pigs and peccaries worldwide.

The first comprehensive reference book on the ecology, taxonomy, conservation and management of wild pigs and peccaries worldwide.

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the philosophical foundations and development of modern biological classification.

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the philosophical foundations and development of modern biological classification.

This book documents Willi Hennig''s founding of phylogenetic systematics and the relevancy of his work for the future of cladistics.

This book documents Willi Hennig''s founding of phylogenetic systematics and the relevancy of his work for the future of cladistics.

Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores how new technologies are facilitating more effective collection and dissemination of taxonomic data.

Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores how new technologies are facilitating more effective collection and dissemination of taxonomic data.

Top researchers show how molecular biology can inform paleontology, directly and indirectly, to better understand life''s past.

Top researchers show how molecular biology can inform paleontology, directly and indirectly, to better understand life''s past.

A detailed examination of the ongoing impact of climate change on the ecology and diversity of life on earth.

A detailed examination of the ongoing impact of climate change on the ecology and diversity of life on earth.

This new edition of a foundational text provides a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification.

A thoroughly updated second edition, providing aspiring mycologists with an all-embracing view of the kingdom fungi.

A thoroughly updated fourth edition, providing a comprehensive and well-illustrated guide to all tissues and organs of flowering plants.

A thoroughly updated fourth edition, providing a comprehensive and well-illustrated guide to all tissues and organs of flowering plants.

A thoroughly updated second edition, providing aspiring mycologists with an all-embracing view of the kingdom fungi.

A practical guide for botanists worldwide, providing a simple explanation of Latin grammar along with an in-depth vocabulary.

A practical guide for botanists worldwide, providing a simple explanation of Latin grammar along with an in-depth vocabulary.

A long-awaited update of the standard textbook on insect structure and function, revised by a team of eminent insect physiologists.

A long-awaited update of the standard textbook on insect structure and function, revised by a team of eminent insect physiologists.

A particularly versatile reference work for all those needing a guide to botanical terminology and plant structure.

This book critically evaluates cryptic species - a growing trend in taxonomy - and their importance for evolutionary biology.

This book critically evaluates cryptic species - a growing trend in taxonomy - and their importance for evolutionary biology.

The Definitive Guide to Alabama's Reptilian Wildlife.

This book is a reference for botanists and horticulturalists, including an historic account of names and a comprehensive glossary.

This 2007 third edition is a comprehensive introduction to the anatomy of flowering plants.

A particularly versatile reference work for all those needing a guide to botanical terminology and plant structure.

A simple clear introduction to invertebrate biology, with an emphasis on evolution in each group.

An essential guide to the identification of the flowering plants native to northern temperate regions.

A comprehensive review containing the first classification of the entire family to be published for over 100 years.

A handy reference book on the names of plants for the botanist and amateur gardener.