Principles of animal taxonomy by George Gaylord Simpson

Principles of animal taxonomy George Gaylord Simpson ebook
Format: djvu
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Page: 131
ISBN: 023109650X, 9780231096508

At all times, one of the key tasks of biology as a science was to establish the life form classification – systematics, taxonomy. Introduction Biology as a science, put the various organisms as its object of study. The first section "Conservation Medicine" introduces fundamental principles in conservation biology, ecology and environmental health assessment as a foundation for understanding wild animals and their diseases in a wider framework. That new glow-in-the-dark cockroach isn't only the scariest bug you've ever seen. The first significant definitions were developed by Aristotle. Plant, animal and mineral systematics principles were stated by Karl Linney back in the 18th century. Herpetological Survey Techniques. New York: Columbia University Press. More Than Just Making Up Names for Animals: Why Taxonomy Matters. Portrait of adult male Cercopithecus lomamiensis. Introduction to Eco-systems of Pakistan. Icthyological Survey Techniques. Homologues, natural kinds and the evolution of modularity. Scientifically, it is called taxonomy and rooted in ancient Greek.