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Author:

Stuessy, Tod F.

Title:

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

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xx, 539 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Plants--Classification.
Pflanzen.
Systematik.
Methode.
Spezielle Botanik.

Notes:

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

Contents:

A few definitions -- The relevance of systematics -- The importance and universality of classification -- Characters -- The anatomy of classification and the artificial approach -- Natural and phyletic approaches -- The phenetic approach -- The cladistic approach -- Evaluations of the three major approaches and explicit phyletics -- The taxonomic hierarchy -- The species -- The subspecies, variety, and form -- The genus -- The family and higher categories -- Morphology -- Anatomy -- Embryology -- Palynology -- Phytochemistry -- Cytology and cytogenetics -- Molecular biology -- Genetics and population genetics -- Reproductive biology -- Ecology -- The gathering and storage of data -- The presentation of data.

ISBN:

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

OCLC:

(OCoLC)226360286

LCCN:

2008028614

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)