By: Willi Hennig, Rainer Zangerl (Transcribed by), Donn E Rosen (Foreword by), Gareth Nelson (Foreword by), C.H. Patterson (Foreword by)

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"Phylogenetic Systematics, first published in 1966, marks a turning point in the history of systematic biology. Willi Hennig's influential synthetic work, arguing for the primacy of the phylogenetic system as the general reference system in biology, generated significant controversy and opened possibilities for evolutionary biology that are still being explored. "

"A landmark in the development of cladistic systematics." - Biological Abstracts "This book should be read by all practicing systematists as well as other biologists interested in the analysis of relationships of organisms."-The Biologist "The ideas put forth in this far-reaching study, and the author's treatment of the subject, should introduce new perspectives to scientists in all areas of biology."- -Scientia "English-speaking systematists should be glad to have an opportunity to be exposed to the views of the foremost proponent of the cladistic school. Indeed, no thinking systematist can afford not to have read this volume."-Robert R. Sokal, Science "This is required reading for all interested in biosystematics."-Plant Life "Phylogenetic Systematics is a difficult, stimulating, and controversial work ... indispensable to the thoughtful systematist."-Journal of Paleontology

The Position of Systematics Among the Biological Sciences	p. 1
General Concept of Systematics	p. 1
The Special Tasks of Biological Systematics	p. 3
The Phylogenetic System and Its Position Among the Possible and Necessary Systems in Biology	p. 9
Tasks and Methods of Taxonomy	p. 28
Taxonomic Tasks in the Area of the Lower Categories	p. 29
Comparative holomorphology as an auxiliary science of taxonomy: The allomorphism of species	p. 32
Chorological relationships of individuals and their significance for the taxonomy of lower group categories	p. 46
The species category in the time dimension. The species concept and paleontology	p. 56
Summary	p. 65
The Taxonomic Task in the Area of the Higher Group Categories	p. 70
The mode of origin of higher taxa and the question of their real existence	p. 70
Taxonomic methods in the higher group categories	p. 83
Problems, Tasks, and Methods of Phylogenetics	p. 197
General	p. 197
The concepts of evolution and phylogenesis	p. 197
Monophyly and polyphyly	p. 206
Dicholomy and radiation	p. 209
Explosive radiation, typogenesis, and related concepts	p. 216
Phylogenesis and Space	p. 229
Concluding Remarks	p. 234
Bibliography	p. 240
Index	p. 253
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ISBN: 9780252068140
ISBN-10: 0252068149
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 280
Published: 1st March 1999
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.2  x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.46