Phylogenetic Systematics

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. Willi Hennig ; Translated By D. Dwight Davis And Rainer Zangerl ; Foreword By Donn E. Rosen, Gareth Nelson, And Colin Patterson. Translated From The Author's Unpublished Revision Of His Grundzüge Einer Theorie Der Phylogenetischen Systematik, Published In 1950. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [240]-251. Contents I. The Position of Systematics among Biological Sciences II. Tasks and Methods of Taxonomy III. Problems, Tasks, and Methods of Phylogenetics IV. Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index