For almost 30 years, there have been active discussions about the taxonomic impediment
and the challenge this represents to address the current human-induced biodiversity crisis …

Wild and managed bees are key pollinators, ensuring or enhancing the reproduction of a
large fraction of the world's wild flowering plants and the yield of∼ 85% of all cultivated …

The science of taxonomy, albeit being fundamental for all organismic research, has been
underfunded and undervalued for about two generations. We analyze how this could …

Since nomenclature is intended to reflect the evolutionary history of organisms, advances in
our understanding of historical relationships may lead to changes in classification, and thus …

Discovery of cryptic species using molecular tools has become common in many animal
groups but it is rarely accompanied by morphological revision, creating ongoing problems in …

(Received 14 June 2019; accepted 23 September 2020) We examine notions of taxonomic
'impediment','gap','inflation'and 'anarchy', all of which are increasingly prevalent in …

In zoological nomenclature, to be potentially valid, nomenclatural novelties (ie, new nomina
and nomenclatural acts) need first to be made available, that is, published in works …

Much of what has recently been written about taxonomy has focused on negatives in the
face of a heterogeneously defined taxonomic impediment. The current review takes a step …

This new edition of a foundational text presents a contemporary review of cladistics, as
applied to biological classification. It provides a comprehensive account of the past fifty …

Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Apiformes) are taxonomically and ecologically diverse, with a
wide range of social complexity, nesting preferences, floral associations, and biogeographic …