Biological systematics principles and applications - Schuh, Randall T.; Brower, Andrew V. Z. (Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press, 2009)
Introduction to systematics -- Systematics and the philosophy of science -- Characters and character states -- Character polarity and inferring homology -- Tree-building algorithms -- Evaluating results -- Nomenclature, classifications, and systematic databases -- Historical biogeography and host-parasite coevolution -- Ecology, adaptation, and evolutionary scenarios -- Biodiversity and conservation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Biology -- Classification