Taxonomy in Biology

Taxonomy in Biology



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Rishi Saxena | 2023 | ISBN: 1774695022 | English | 240 pages | True PDF | 10 MB

This book takes the readers through several aspects of taxonomy in biology. This book gives a brief introduction to taxonomy and the classification system in biology, new taxonomy, numerical taxonomy, concepts of rational taxonomy in biology and plant and animal taxonomy. The book briefly explains modern taxonomy for microbial diversity and procedures, application, and challenges in taxonomy as well.

The first chapter stresses the basic taxonomy and the classification system in biology, introduction to taxonomy, history of taxonomy, levels of taxonomy, period of taxonomy, and significance of taxonomy so that the readers are clear about the philosophies behind that form the utmost basics in the field. This chapter will also emphasize the main taxonomic process and current systems of classification. The second chapter takes the readers through the concepts toward the new taxonomy, networks and their role in e-taxonomy. This chapter provides highlights on the various key aspects like an illusion of taxonomy, new ‘Big Taxonomy' initiatives, and potential gains from e-taxonomy, etc. Then, the third chapter explains numerical taxonomy, principles and practice of numerical classification. It also explains the general process of classification, methodological order of taxonomy, bracketing method from taxon-specific research, phonetics and numerical taxonomy applied to systematic nematology. The fourth chapter introduces the readers to concepts of rational taxonomy in biology. This chapter also explains ontological rationality, rationality according to Driesch, the taxonomy of natural genera, taxonomy and system, periodical systems and epistemological rationality. The chapter also sheds light on biological taxonomy and "Biologic". The fifth chapter throws light on plant and animal taxonomy: the science of names. The chapter explains ICZN-future rule, zoo-bank: a universal register for animal names, possible models for zoo-bank, plant nomenclature and taxonomy, species concepts in wild plants and the classification philosophies in wild and cultivated plants. The sixth chapter takes the readers through modern taxonomy for microbial diversity. The readers are then told about the biogeography of microbial diversity, microbial evolution, the species concept, phenotypic & genotypic techniques and taxonomy of prokaryotes.