Systematics is the study of the diversity of organisms and the relationships among them
through time. It comprises the discipline of taxonomy whose task it is to describe organisms …

Taxonomy and systematics, which clarify organization among organisms by analysis of
relationships, classification, and naming, ironically themselves require clarification of these …

Taxonomy is the field of biology which deals with the nomenclature, identification, and
classification of organisms. There are over one million known species on Earth and probably …

It should be noted that this book is not a text or manual for the techniques of biological
systematics, although a reader could probably assemble a good manual from the papers …

Systematics is often used, or rather misused, as a synonym of taxonomy, to mean
classification. Systematics is, however, a much more general term covering the study of the …

Taxonomy is an ever-changing, controversial and exCitmg field of biology. It has not
remained motionless since the days of its founding fathers in the last century, but, just as …

The ability to successfully apply species and species concepts to real world problems such
as biostratigraphy and conservation biology makes a strong argument for the existence of …

Systematic biologists have engaged in a long-standing debate over the purposes and
methods of classification. Many nonsystematic biologists probably look upon the resulting …

THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT that the rapidly expanding field of molecular biology has
impacted many scientific disciplines. Ever since GHF Nuttail's initial work in 1904, which …

The utility of morphological data in modern systematics has recently been challenged
because strong selection pressures are thought to create widespread patterns of convergent …