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Fishes --- Zoogeography --- Classification --- Classification.
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General virology --- Viruses --- atlases. --- classification. --- Atlases. --- Classification.
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Plants. --- Plants --- Botany. --- Classification. --- Botany --- Classification
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Fauna. Zoological determination guides --- Great Britain --- Bryozoa --- Cheilostomata --- Classification. --- Classification
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Worms --- Earthworms --- Annelida --- Classification. --- Geographical distribution.
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The question of whether biologists should continue to use the Linnaean hierarchy has been a hotly debated issue. Invented before the introduction of evolutionary theory, Linnaeus's system of classifying organisms is based on outdated theoretical assumptions, and is thought to be unable to provide accurate biological classifications. Marc Ereshefsky argues that biologists should abandon the Linnaean system and adopt an alternative that is more in line with evolutionary theory. He traces the evolution of the Linnaean hierarchy from its introduction to the present. He illustrates how the continued use of this system hampers our ability to classify the organic world, and then goes on to make specific recommendations for a post-Linnaean method of classification. Accessible to a wide range of readers by providing introductory chapters to the philosophy of classification and the taxonomy of biology, the book will interest both scholars and students of biology and the philosophy of science.
Systematics. Taxonomy. Nomenclature --- Biology --- Classification --- Philosophy.
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Birds are among the most successful vertebrates on Earth. An important part of our natural environment and deeply embedded in our culture, birds are studied by more professional ornithologists and enjoyed by more amateur enthusiasts than ever before. However, both amateurs and professionals typically focus on birds' behaviour and appearance and only superficially understand the characteristics that make birds so unique. The Inner Bird introduces readers to the avian skeleton, then moves beyond anatomy to discuss the relationships between birds and dinosaurs and other early ancestors. Gary Kaiser examines the challenges scientists face in understanding avian evolution - even recent advances in biomolecular genetics have failed to provide a clear evolutionary story. Using examples from recently discovered fossils of birds and near-birds, Kaiser describes an avian history based on the gradual abandonment of dinosaur-like characteristics, and the related acquisition of avian characteristics such as sophisticated flight techniques and the production of large eggs. Such developments have enabled modern birds to invade the oceans and to exploit habitats that excluded dinosaurs for millions of years. While ornithology is a complex discipline that draws on many fields, it is nevertheless burdened with obsolete assumptions and archaic terminology. The Inner Bird offers modern interpretations for some of those ideas and links them to more current research. It should help anyone interested in birds to bridge the gap between long-dead fossils and the challenges faced by living species.
Birds --- Oiseaux --- Anatomy --- Evolution. --- Flight --- Classification --- Anatomie --- Evolution --- Vol --- Avian anatomy --- Bird anatomy --- Anatomy. --- Flight. --- Classification.
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Invertebrates --- Classification --- Congresses. --- Evolution --- Phylogeny --- Issue --- Invertebrata --- Animals --- Classification&delete& --- Congresses --- Evolution&delete& --- Phylogeny&delete&
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Enzymes --- Enzymes. --- -Enzymes --- -Biocatalysts --- Ferments --- Soluble ferments --- Catalysts --- Proteins --- Enzymology --- Biocatalysts --- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action --- classification. --- Classification --- Nomenclature --- classification --- Basic Sciences. Chemistry --- Classification. --- Nomenclature. --- Biochemistry --- Proteins and Enzymes. --- nomenclature --- biochemistry --- nomenclature. --- Biocatalyst --- Enzyme --- ENZYMES --- CLASSIFICATION --- NOMENCLATURE
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Systematics. Taxonomy. Nomenclature --- Evolution. Phylogeny --- Biology --- Biologie --- Classification --- zv systematics & taxonomy --- Classification. --- Biosystematics --- Organisms --- Systematic biology --- Systematics (Biology) --- Taxonomy (Biology) --- Taxonomists --- Biology - Classification
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