When faced with the daunting and exciting task of studying biodiversity, one must
necessarily come to terms with a few challenging knowledge gaps, the socalled …

Philosophy of biology is often said to have emerged in the last third of the twentieth century.
Prior to this time, it has been alleged that the only authors who engaged philosophically with …

Anyone interested in comparative biology or the history of science will find this myth-busting
work genuinely fascinating. It draws attention to the seminal studies and important advances …

Several recent molecular studies have begun to clarify the phylogeny of Acanthomorpha
(Teleostei), a wide clade of teleost fishes. However, different molecular datasets do not …

In this chapter we introduce the notion of a natural classification and the role classification
plays in sciences. We consider the difference between taxonomy and systematics, and …

Over time the complex idea of" species" has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved.
This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its …

''I don't know what you mean by 'glory,''Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously.'Of
course you don't–till I tell you. I meant 'there'sa nice knock-down argument for you!'''But …

A formal definition of the term 'species' is presented that is logically consistent with the
inferential structures that lead to other taxonomic categories in biological systematics. A …

Treating all available characters simultaneously in a single data matrix (ie combined or
simultaneous analysis) is frequently called the 'total evidence'(TE) approach, following …

The decline in morphological phylogenies has become a pronounced trend in contemporary
systematics due to a disregard for theoretical, methodological, conceptual, and …