Description
Key Features * Focuses upon characters -- fundamental data for evolutionary biology * Covers the myriad ways in which characters are defined, described, and distinguished * Includes historical, morphological, molecular, behavioral, and philosophical perspectives
Reviews
"...offers a variety of perspectives, sometimes clashing, on how characters are defined, identified, and used in biology." --Science, 2001 "...a book worth paying attention to. ...This is a useful book that has fulfilled Wagner's goal of summarizing information on this topic and stimulating discussion. Read it as soon as you can or risk being left behind as an area that is fundamental to all we do as systematists takes off." --Norm MacLeod, The Natural History Museum, The Palaeontological Assocation Newsletter, 2001
Book Information
ISBN 9780127300559
Author Gunter P. Wagner
Format Hardback
Page Count 622
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 970g