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OverviewNew species are discovered every day-and cataloguing all of them has grown into a nearly insurmountable task worldwide. Now, this definitive reference manual acts as a style guide for writing and filing species descriptions. New collecting techniques and new technology have led to a dramatic increase in the number of species that are discovered. Explorations of unstudied regions and new habitats for almost any group of organisms can result in a large number of new species discoveries-and hence the need to be described. Yet there is no one source a student or researcher can readily consult to learn the basic practical aspects of taxonomic procedures. Species description can present a variety of difficulties: Problems arise when new species are not given names because their discoverers do not know how to write a formal species description or when these species are poorly described. Biologists may also have to deal with nomenclatural problems created by previous workers or resulting from new information generated by their own research. This practical resource for scientists and students contains instructions and examples showing how to describe newly discovered species in both the animal and plant kingdoms. With special chapters on publishing taxonomic papers and on ecology in species description, as well as sections covering subspecies, genus-level, and higher taxa descriptions, Describing Species enhances any writer's taxonomic projects, reports, checklists, floras, faunal surveys, revisions, monographs, or guides. The volume is based on current versions of the International Codes of Zoological and Botanical Nomenclature and recognizes that systematics is a global and multicultural exercise. Though Describing Species has been written for an English-speaking audience, it is useful anywhere Taxonomy is spoken and will be a valuable tool for professionals and students in zoology, botany, ecology, paleontology, and other fields of biology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Judith WinstonPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.054kg ISBN: 9780231068246ISBN 10: 0231068247 Pages: 512 Publication Date: 04 November 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsI. Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Biological Nomenclature II. Recognizing Species 3. Species and Their Discovery Species Concepts 4. Establishing Identity: The Literature Search 5. Establishing Identity: Using Museum Collections III. Writing Species Descriptions 6. Species Descriptions in Taxonomy 7. Headings and Synonymies 8. Naming Species: Etymology 9. Type and Voucher Material 10. Diagnosis 11. Description Section 12. Taxonomic Discussion Section 13. The Ecology Section 14. Occurrence and Distribution 15. Material Examined 16. Publication IV. Beyond Species Description 17. Subspecies 18. Genus-Level Description and Revision 19. Keys 20. Description of Higher Taxa 21. Common Problems 22. Further Studies in Systematics Literature CitedReviewsThis book is probably the most exhaustive treatment available of the practical aspects of describing new species or higher taxa. -- Henry Disney, Cambridge University Nature A practical manual for all biologists, especially ecologists and other field naturalists, professionals or students, who are immersed in biodiversity and are likely to discover new or unknown species...The principal qualities of Winston's manual reside in its simple writing, direct and free of superfluous jargon, in the profusion of concrete and recent examples, and in its rich bibliography. -- Pierre Brunel, University of Montreal Ecoscience Fascinating reading. CABI Bioscience ... should be read by all students on biodiversity courses. Biologist This book is probably the most exhaustive treatment available of the practical aspects of describing new species or higher taxa. -- Henry Disney, Cambridge University, Nature A practical manual for all biologists, especially ecologists and other field naturalists, professionals or students, who are immersed in biodiversity and are likely to discover new or unknown species...The principal qualities of Winston's manual reside in its simple writing, direct and free of superfluous jargon, in the profusion of concrete and recent examples, and in its rich bibliography. -- Pierre Brunel, University of Montreal, Ecoscience Fascinating reading. -- CABI Bioscience ... should be read by all students on biodiversity courses. -- Biologist Author InformationJudith E. Winston is director of research at the Virginia Museum of Natural History and a former curator and chair of the Department of Invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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