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Introduction to the principles of plant taxonomy / V.V. Sivarajan; edited by N.K.P. Robson

By: Sivarajan, V.V Contributor(s): Robson, N.K.P., ed Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi: IBH Publishing Co., 2005Edition: 2nd edDescription: 292 p. : ill.; 24 cmISBN: 8120404459DDC classification: 582

Contents:

1. Introduction Biological classification Need and importance of taxonomy Aims of taxonomy 'Taxonomy' and 'Systematics' 2. The Evolution of Theories of Biological Classification Conceptual Development of Pre-Darwinian Taxonomy Essentialism Nominalism Empiricism Conceptual development of post-Darwinian taxonomy 3. Problems in Evolutionary Taxonomy Deducing phylogenetic relationships: the concept of 'primitive' and 'advanced' Monophyly and polyphyly Parallelism and convergence Homology and analogy Presentation of phylogenetic relationships The theoretical basis of plant classification: a critical evaluation 4. The Historical Development of Classificatory Systems Early classifications The classical period Glimpses of plant science in ancient India The modem period Post-Darwinian systems 5. Taxonomic Structure 6. Concepts of Taxa Concept of species Nominalistic species concept Taxonomic, essentialistic or typological species concept Biological species concept Phylogenetic species concept Alternative species concepts Infraspecific categories Supraspecific categories The concept of the genus . The concept of the family " Categories above family level 7. The Material Basis of Systematics The concept of character Correlation of characters Character weighting Character variations Isolation Geographical or ecological isolation: a pre-requisite for reproductive isolation Sympatry as the test for biological species Post-mating mechanisms Incompatibility Post-zygotic mechanisms Speciation 8. Sources of Taxonomic Characters Comparative morphology Comparative anatomy Palynology Apertural morphoforms Exine stratification and ornamentation Pollen association Pollen nuclear number Embryology Cytology Chromosome number Chromosome morphology Chromosome behaviour Cytochemistry Banding patterns Phytochemistry Biosynthetic pathways in relation to taxonomy Systematic insight from other aspects of biology Modern systematics: the synthesis unachieved 9. Plant Nomenclature Major rules Typification (Arts. 7-10) The rule of priority Limitations of priority (Arts. 13-15) Effective and valid publication Author citation (Arts. 46-50) Retention, choice and rejection of names and epithets Rejection of names (Arts. 62-72) Nomenclature of hybrids (Arts. H.1-H.10) What is there in a name? Why change?

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1. Introduction
Biological classification
Need and importance of taxonomy
Aims of taxonomy
'Taxonomy' and 'Systematics'

2. The Evolution of Theories of Biological Classification
Conceptual Development of Pre-Darwinian Taxonomy
Essentialism
Nominalism
Empiricism
Conceptual development of post-Darwinian taxonomy

3. Problems in Evolutionary Taxonomy
Deducing phylogenetic relationships: the concept of 'primitive' and 'advanced'
Monophyly and polyphyly
Parallelism and convergence
Homology and analogy
Presentation of phylogenetic relationships
The theoretical basis of plant classification: a critical evaluation

4. The Historical Development of Classificatory Systems
Early classifications
The classical period
Glimpses of plant science in ancient India
The modem period
Post-Darwinian systems

5. Taxonomic Structure

6. Concepts of Taxa
Concept of species
Nominalistic species concept
Taxonomic, essentialistic or typological species concept
Biological species concept
Phylogenetic species concept
Alternative species concepts
Infraspecific categories
Supraspecific categories
The concept of the genus .
The concept of the family "
Categories above family level

7. The Material Basis of Systematics
The concept of character
Correlation of characters
Character weighting
Character variations
Isolation
Geographical or ecological isolation: a pre-requisite for reproductive isolation
Sympatry as the test for biological species
Post-mating mechanisms
Incompatibility
Post-zygotic mechanisms
Speciation

8. Sources of Taxonomic Characters
Comparative morphology
Comparative anatomy
Palynology
Apertural morphoforms
Exine stratification and ornamentation
Pollen association
Pollen nuclear number
Embryology
Cytology
Chromosome number
Chromosome morphology
Chromosome behaviour
Cytochemistry
Banding patterns
Phytochemistry
Biosynthetic pathways in relation to taxonomy
Systematic insight from other aspects of biology
Modern systematics: the synthesis unachieved

9. Plant Nomenclature
Major rules
Typification (Arts. 7-10)
The rule of priority
Limitations of priority (Arts. 13-15)
Effective and valid publication
Author citation (Arts. 46-50)
Retention, choice and rejection of names and epithets
Rejection of names (Arts. 62-72)
Nomenclature of hybrids (Arts. H.1-H.10)
What is there in a name? Why change?

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