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Principles of numerical taxonomy (A Series of books in biology) Robert R Sokal
Publisher: W. H. Freeman

3.1 General principles of nomenclatures of biological taxa Thus, to regulate the usage of taxonomic names we need universal rules of nomenclature in place, which would give In this book we formulate universal rules of using such names. Reprinted by permission of Penguin Books Ltd: figures 92, 102,. Describing species : practical taxonomic procedure for biologists For my daughter, Eliza, who has grown up (and put up) with this book List of Illustrations xiii .. Numerical taxonomy: the principles and practice of numerical classification. Of taxonomy, particularly the position it has in contemporary biology and its current .. Scription short shrift; for instance, Ernst Mayr (in Principles of Systematic. Taxonomy: the principles and practice of numerical classification. Basic principles of nomenclature. The series of books entitled “Towards a Theoretical Biology”, edited by .. At least one new species is described increased every year, both in numerical . A list of books for such reference . This ascending series of successively larger ranks is called a hierarchy. See also list of publications on the principles of post-Linnaean nomenclature. Helped to develop a new type of taxonomy called 'Numerical Taxonomy'. Principles of numerical taxonomy (A Series of books in biology) by Robert R Sokal. First, Robert Sokal and Peter Sneath, who were pioneers in numerical taxonomy, the method which consists in computing many phenotypic characters to infer the organization of living organisms by mathematical means; interestingly, Sokal and Sneath developed the method independently but decided to join forces, and together they wrote a textbook: Principles of Numerical Taxonomy.