Research Catalog

Title

Plant taxonomy : the systematic evaluation of comparative data / Tod F. Stuessy.

Author

Stuessy, Tod F.

Publication

New York : Columbia University Press, [2009], ©2009.

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Details

Description

xx, 539 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm

Summary

"The field of plant taxonomy has transformed rapidly over the past fifteen years, especially with regard to improvements in cladistic analysis and the use of new molecular data. The second edition of this popular resource reflects these far-reaching and dramatic developments with over 3,000 new references and many new figures. Synthesizing current research and trends, Plant Taxonomy now provides the most up-to-date overview in relation to monographic, biodiversity, and evolutionary studies, and continues to be an essential resource for students and scholars."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Plants > Classification

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-484) and indexes.

Contents

Pt. 1. Principles of Taxonomy -- Sect. 1. The Meaning of Classification -- Ch. 1. A Few Definitions -- Ch. 2. The Relevance of Systematics -- Ch. 3. The Importance and Universality of Classification -- Ch. 4. Characters -- Sect. 2. Different Approaches to Biological Classification -- Ch. 5. The Anatomy of Classification and the Artificial Approach -- Ch. 6. Natural and Phyletic Approaches -- Ch. 7. The Phenetic Approach -- Ch. 8. The Cladistic Approach -- Ch. 9. Evaluations of the Three Major Approaches and Explicit Phyletics -- Sect. 3. Concepts of Categories -- Ch. 10. The Taxonomic Hierarchy -- Ch. 11. The Species -- Ch. 12. The Subspecies, Variety, and Form -- Ch. 13. The Genus -- Ch. 14. The Family and Higher Categories -- Pt. 2. Taxonomic Data -- Sect. 4. Types of Data -- Ch. 15. Morphology -- Ch. 16. Anatomy -- Ch. 17. Embryology -- Ch. 18. Palynology -- Ch. 19. Phytochemistry -- Ch. 20. Cytology and Cytogenetics -- Ch. 21. Molecular Biology -- Ch. 22. Genetics and Population Genetics -- Ch. 23. Reproductive Biology -- Ch. 24. Ecology -- Sect. 5. The Handling of Data -- Ch. 25. The Gathering and Storage of Data -- Ch. 26. The Presentation of Data.

ISBN

• 9780231147125 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0231147120 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780231518642 (ebook : alk. paper)
• 0231518641 (ebook : alk. paper)

LCCN

2008028614

OCLC

• ocn226360286
• 226360286
• SCSB-5450090

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries