Multicellular Animals: Volume II: The Phylogenetic System of the Metazoa - Couverture souple

Ax, Peter

 
9783642086816: Multicellular Animals: Volume II: The Phylogenetic System of the Metazoa
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3642086810 ISBN 13 : 9783642086816
Editeur : Springer, 2010

Synopsis

Those who wish for permanence in classifi- cation must pay the price of stasis - as if for- ever condemned to confound whales with fish. M. T. Ghiselin 1981, p. 283 Scientific argument is a debate concerned with the solution of unresolved problems. Before continuing with the phylogenetic system of the Metazoa this foreword gives me the opportunity to discuss some controversial ques- tions, to state selected positions more precisely and to remedy omissions. I would like to draw special attention to serious problems for phylogenetic systematics resulting from the inevitable confrontation with the current rules of nomenclature 1. In carrying out this debate, I hope not to lose the goodwill of those readers who are experts within the first few pages. A textbook for students? - Critics who ask that question and answer in the negative probably underestimate the open-mindedness of young people who are not troubled by, or can easily free themselves from, the restraints and arbitrariness of traditional classifications - and to whom systematics is offered as a scientific product in such a form that arguments for every single decision are comprehensible and checkable and can therefore be fully analyzed.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The system of multicellular animals presented here is an alternative to the traditional classification system. In a new approach to the phylogenetic order, this book strives for an objective systematization of the metazoa, seeking a new path in the field of academic research and teaching.

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Éditeur
Springer
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3642086810
ISBN 13 
9783642086816
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
424
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