Taxonomy and systematics

A marvelously illustrated A-to-Z compendium of bird names from around the globeThe Bird Name Book is an alphabetical reference book on the origins and meanings of common group bird names, from "e;accentor"e; to "e;zeledonia.

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

Awarded Best Reference by the New York Public Library (2004), Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE (2003), and AAP/PSP 2003 Best Single Volume Reference/Sciences by Association of American Publishers' Professional Scholarly Publishing Division, the first edition of Encyclopedia of Insects was acclaimed as the most comprehensive work devoted to insects.

This title was originally published in 1967.

The dynamic aspect of biological systemsthe birth, growth, and death of individual organisms, the evolution of one form into another over timehas formed the basis for metaphors used in many fields for both artistic and heuristic purposes.

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

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

Comprising a substantial part of living biomass on earth, ants are integral to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems.

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to an informal international group of systematic botanists who came together to try to establish a consensus on the taxonomy of flowering plants (angiosperms) that would reflect new knowledge about plant relationships discovered through phylogenetic studies.

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

Leaf beetles are one of the largest groups of beetles, with tens of thousands of species worldwide and around 280 in Britain.

This Checklist brings together for the first time the names of all 2620 described species of mites that are known to occur in Australia.

Research conducted in the last fifteen years has placed in question many of the traditional conclusions scholars have formed about human female sexuality.

Los hongos han sido, son y serán protagonistas de la historia de la tierra y de sus habitantes.

The evolutionary history of life includes two primary components: phylogeny and timescale.

An up-to-date and comprehensive herpetological guide to Alabama Lizards and Snakes of Alabama is the most comprehensive taxonomy gathered since Robert H.

This book is the third volume in the Handbook of Zoology series which treats the systematics and biology of Coleoptera.

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

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

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

How herbaria illuminate the past and future of plant science Collections of preserved plant specimens, known as herbaria, have existed for nearly five centuries.

In Assembling Life, David Deamer addresses questions that are the cutting edge of research on the origin of life.

This comprehensive guide describes the 447 species of wild orchids that occur in Victoria, Australia.

Even before the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species, the perception of evolutionary change has been a tree-like pattern of diversification - with divergent branches spreading further and further from the trunk.

Animal life, now and over the past half billion years, is incredibly diverse.

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

When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve?

This beautifully illustrated field guide covers 504 of the most common fruiting plants found in Australia's eastern rainforests, as well as a few species that are rare in the wild but generally well-known.

A marvelously illustrated A-to-Z compendium of bird names from around the globeThe Bird Name Book is an alphabetical reference book on the origins and meanings of common group bird names, from "e;accentor"e; to "e;zeledonia.

Over-two thirds of the U.

Atlas of Leaf Venation and Oil Gland Patterns in the Eucalypts is an aid to the identification of eucalypts in the field and a confirmation of the natural affinities between species and higher-level taxa on the basis of their comparative morphology.

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

Native Grasses: Identification Handbook for Temperate Australia is an easy-to-use tool for identifying some of the most common native grasses in temperate Australia.

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

Forest is a celebration of the diverse ways in which trees and forests are as magnificent, economically relevant and profoundly enchanting today as they ever have been.

This is the first monograph on the Australian genera of Elateridae - click beetles.

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to an informal international group of systematic botanists who came together to try to establish a consensus on the taxonomy of flowering plants (angiosperms) that would reflect new knowledge about plant relationships discovered through phylogenetic studies.

Primary sexual traits, those structures and processes directly involved in reproduction, are some of the most diverse, specialized, and bizarre in the animal kingdom.