Beyond Cladistics: The Branching of a Paradigm (Species and Systematics Book 3)

Cladistics, or phylogenetic systematics--an approach to discovering, unraveling, and testing hypotheses of evolutionary history--took hold during a turbulent and acrimonious time in the history of systematics. During this period--the 1960s and 1970s--much of the foundation of modern systematic methodology was established as cladistic approaches became widely accepted. Virtually complete by the end of the 1980s, the wide perception has been that little has changed. This volume vividly illustrates that cladistic methodologies have continued to be developed, improved upon, and effectively used in ever widening analytically imaginative ways. This Multifarious Volume Does A Splendid Job Of Reflecting The Breadth And Depth Of Fundamental Questions About The Methods Of Systematics And Biogeography, From The Practical Applications Of Conservation Biology To Issues Of Wide Interest To Evolutionary Biologists.--dr. Norman I. Platnick, American Museum Of Natural History A Fun And Informative Volume That Everyone Interested In The Subject Will Enjoy. This Book Is Full Of Important Discussions On Botany, Cladistics, And Biogeography.--vicki Funk, National Museum Of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution The Branching Of A Paradigm Is The Intriguing Theme Of This Volume On The Myriad Of Ways Cladistics Has Impacted Modern Biology. Surprises From Floristics To Recent Thoughts On Epistemology Await The Reader.--dennis Stevenson, New York Botanical Garden CONTENTS CONTRIBUTORS Preface PART ONE. ON CHRIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS 1. CHRIS HUMPHRIES, CLADISTICS, AND CONNECTIONS 2. ONTOGENY AND SYSTEMATICS REVISITED: DEVELOPMENTAL MODELS AND MODEL ORGANISMS 3. ROOTED IN CLADISTICS 4. DO WE NEED TO DESCRIBE, NAME, AND CLASSIFY ALL SPECIES? 5. FLORAS TO PHYLOGENIES PART TWO. BOTANY 6. ISLAND HOT SPOTS 7. ENDEMISM AND EVOLUTION OF THE MACARONESIAN FLORA 8. EARLY BRITISH COLLECTORS AND OBSERVERS OF THE MACARONESIAN FLORA PART THREE. CLADISTICS 9. MONOPHYLY AND THE TWO HIERARCHIES 10. BEYOND BELIEF 11. MONOGRAPHIC EFFECTS ON THE STRATIGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF BRACHIOPODS 12. THE EUKARYOTE TREE OF LIFE BIOGEOGRAPHY 13. TETHYS AND TELEOSTS 14. EAST–WEST CONTINENTAL VICARIANCE IN EUCALYPTUS SUBGENUS EUCALYPTUS 15. WALLACEA DECONSTRUCTED INDEX ABOUT THE EDITORS Cladistics, or phylogenetic systematics is an approach to discovering, unraveling, and testing hypotheses of evolutionary history. This volume illustrates that cladistic methodologies have continued to be developed, improved upon, and effectively used in ever widening analytically imaginative ways.