Milestones in Systematics - 9780367394318

CRC Press

Emphasizing the importance of understanding the past to make sense of the future, this book presents a historical analysis of the evolution of systematics during the last one hundred years. The authors examine the major issues that have driven the field and illuminate those that will be of importance in the immediate future. They present a general assessment of comparative biology's recent past, exploring the full impact of the cladistics revolution, a phenomenon that has yet to be fully appreciated, and provide a platform for further debate and discussion. > \""Presenting a historical analysis of the evolution of systematics during the last one hundred years, Milestones in Systematics reviews many of the major issues in systematic theory and practice that have driven the working methods of systematics during the 20th century and looks at the issues most likely to preoccupy systematists in the immediate future.The book highlights:\u00A7 > Introduction. Setting Up Milestones: Sney