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Book Synopsis Automated Taxon Identification in Systematics by : Norman MacLeod
Download or read book Automated Taxon Identification in Systematics written by Norman MacLeod and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-07-23 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The automated identification of biological objects or groups has been a dream among taxonomists and systematists for centuries. However, progress in designing and implementing practical systems for fully automated taxon identification has been frustratingly slow. Regardless, the dream has never died. Recent developments in computer architectures and innovations in software design have placed the tools needed to realize this vision in the hands of the systematics community, not several years hence, but now. And not just for DNA barcodes or other molecular data, but for digital images of organisms, digital sounds, digitized chemical data - essentially any type of digital data. Based on evidence accumulated over the last decade and written by applied researchers, Automated Taxon Identification in Systematics explores contemporary applications of quantitative approaches to the problem of taxon recognition. The book begins by reviewing the current state of systematics and placing automated taxon identification in the context of contemporary trends, needs, and opportunities. The chapters present and evaluate different aspects of current automated system designs. They then provide descriptions of case studies in which different theoretical and practical aspects of the overall group-identification problem are identified, analyzed, and discussed. A recurring theme through the chapters is the relationship between taxonomic identification, automated group identification, and morphometrics. This collection provides a bridge between these communities and between them and the wider world of applied taxonomy. The only book-length treatment that explores automated group identification in systematic context, this text also includes introductions to basic aspects of the fields of contemporary artificial intelligence and mathematical group recognition for the entire biological community.
Author :International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Publisher :Univ of California Press ISBN 13 :9780853010036 Total Pages :364 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (1 download)
Book Synopsis Code International de Nomenclature Zoologique by : International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Download or read book Code International de Nomenclature Zoologique written by International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalog of Genera, Species, and Subordinate Taxa in the Orange Subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae) by : J. B. Carpenter
Download or read book Catalog of Genera, Species, and Subordinate Taxa in the Orange Subfamily Aurantioideae (Rutaceae) written by J. B. Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Origin of Higher Taxa by : T. S. Kemp
Download or read book The Origin of Higher Taxa written by T. S. Kemp and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text discusses whether the origin of radically new kinds of organisms - new higher taxa - are the result of normal Darwinian evolution proceeding, or whether unusual genetic processes and/or special environmental circumstances are necessary.
Book Synopsis Handbook to Strategy 1 Fungal Taxa from the Northwest Forest Plan by :
Download or read book Handbook to Strategy 1 Fungal Taxa from the Northwest Forest Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Morphology, Molecules, Evolution and Phylogeny in Polychaeta and Related Taxa by : Universität Osnabrück
Download or read book Morphology, Molecules, Evolution and Phylogeny in Polychaeta and Related Taxa written by Universität Osnabrück and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, evidence has been accumulated which shows that some of the groups formerly regarded as independent "phyla" such as Pogonophora (now recognized as Siboglinidae), Echiura, Myzostomida and perhaps Sipuncula, are most probably nothing else than greatly modified Annelida. The extreme morphological diversity found especially in Polychaeta displays the plasticity of a simple segmented organisation that basically is nothing else but a serial repetition of identical units. Thus, annelids are highly important to our understanding of fundamental questions about morphological and adaptive diversity, as well as clarifying evolutionary changes and phylogenetic relationships. The book aims to summarize our knowledge on Polychaetes polychaetes and their allies and gives an overview of recent advances gained by studies that employed conventional and modern methods plus, increasingly and importantly, the use of molecular markers and computer-assisted kinship analyses. It also reflects the state of art in polychaete sciences and presents new questions and controversies. As such it will significantly influence the direction of research on Polychaeta and their related taxa.
Book Synopsis Protocols for an All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of Fungi in a Costa Rican Conservation Area by : Amy Y. Rossman
Download or read book Protocols for an All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of Fungi in a Costa Rican Conservation Area written by Amy Y. Rossman and published by Parkway Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A nomenclator of extant and fossil taxa of the Valvatidae (Gastropoda, Ectobranchia) by : Gerhard Haszprunar
Download or read book A nomenclator of extant and fossil taxa of the Valvatidae (Gastropoda, Ectobranchia) written by Gerhard Haszprunar and published by PenSoft Publishers LTD. This book was released on 2014-02-05 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present catalog provides a compilation of all supra- and (infra-) specific taxa of extant and fossil Valvatidae (Ectobranchia), a group of freshwater operculate snails (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia). Taxa initially described in this family and bsequently classified in other families (in particular Hydrobiidae and Planorbidae, but among others also larval shells of trichopteran insects) as well as names due to errors or misspellings are likewise included. For each taxon the full original reference and the ype locality (and type horizon in fossils) is provided. Remarks on nomenclatorical problems and possible solutions are added if necessary. As a novelty the extensive reference list is as far as possible directly linked to the internet source (digital view or pdf-download) of the respective papers to facilitate future taxonomic research.
Book Synopsis Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands by : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 1
Download or read book Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 1 and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reconstructing the Tree of Life by : Trevor R. Hodkinson
Download or read book Reconstructing the Tree of Life written by Trevor R. Hodkinson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To document the world’s diversity of species and reconstruct the tree of life we need to undertake some simple but mountainous tasks. Most importantly, we need to tackle species rich groups. We need to collect, name, and classify them, and then position them on the tree of life. We need to do this systematically across all groups of organisms and because of the biodiversity crisis we need to do it quickly. With contributions from key systematic and taxonomic researchers, Reconstructing the Tree of Life: Taxonomy and Systematics of Species Rich Taxa outlines the core of the problem and explores strategies that bring us closer to its solution. The editors split the book into three parts: introduction and general concepts, reconstructing and using the tree of life, and taxonomy and systematics of species rich groups (case studies). They introduce, with examples, the concept of species rich groups and discuss their importance in reconstructing the tree of life as well as their conservation and sustainable utilization in general. The book highlights how phylogenetic trees are becoming “supersized” to handle species rich groups and the methods that are being developed to deal with the computational complexity of such trees. It discusses factors that have lead some groups to speciate to a staggering degree and also provides case studies that highlight the problems and prospects of dealing with species rich groups in taxonomy. To understand species rich taxa, evolution has set scientists a difficult, but not unattainable, challenge that requires the meshing together of phylogenetics and taxonomy, considerable advances in informatics, improved and increased collecting, training of taxonomists, and significant financial support. This book provides the tools and methods needed to meet that challenge.
Book Synopsis Paleozoology and Paleoenvironments by : J. Tyler Faith
Download or read book Paleozoology and Paleoenvironments written by J. Tyler Faith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines the ecological fundamentals, assumptions, and techniques for reconstructing past environments using fossil animals from archaeological and paleontological sites.
Book Synopsis Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations by : Caryl L. Elzinga
Download or read book Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations written by Caryl L. Elzinga and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2001-02-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations offers an overview of population monitoring issues that is accessible to the typical field biologist and land managers with a modest statistical background. The text includes concrete guidelines for ecologists to follow to design a statistically defensible monitoring program. User-friendly, practical guide, written in a highly readable format. The authors provide an interdisciplinary scope to address the current, widespread interest in monitoring in many environmental fields, including pure and applied ecology, conservation biology, and wildlife management. Emphasizes the role of monitoring in adaptive management. Defines important terminology and contrasts monitoring with other data-collection activities. Covers the applicable principles of sampling and shows how to design a monitoring project. Provides a step-by-step overview of the monitoring process, illustrated by flow charts and references. The authors also offer guidelines for analyzing and interpreting monitoring data. Illustrates the foundation of management objectives and describes their components, types, and development. Describes common field techniques for measuring important attributes of animal and plant populations. Reviews different methods for recording monitoring data in the field, managing the data, and communicating data to policy makers.
Book Synopsis Case Studies in Plant Taxonomy by : Tod F. Stuessy
Download or read book Case Studies in Plant Taxonomy written by Tod F. Stuessy and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents ten case studies and three examples designed to help students learn to make taxonomic judgments. Topics include: the significance of systematics and classification; explanation of the taxonomic hierarchy; collection and types of data used; and case studies.
Book Synopsis Systematics and Phylogeny of Sparganothina and Related Taxa (Lepidoptera by : Bernard Landry
Download or read book Systematics and Phylogeny of Sparganothina and Related Taxa (Lepidoptera written by Bernard Landry and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-08-15 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides a hypothesis of evolutionary relationships within the Neotropical genus Sparganothina and between this genus and other lineages of Sparganothini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Nineteen species are considered to belong to Sparganothina. Ten additional species are placed in "Sparganothina" and five in "Coelostathma" pending a better phylogenetic understanding of Coelostathma and related genera. Thirty species are described as new.
Book Synopsis Consideration of Fifteen Diatom Taxa (Bacillariophyta) from the Savannah River, Including Seven Described As New by : Charles W. Reimer
Download or read book Consideration of Fifteen Diatom Taxa (Bacillariophyta) from the Savannah River, Including Seven Described As New written by Charles W. Reimer and published by Academy of Natural Sciences. This book was released on 1966 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Power of Position by : Robert D. Montoya
Download or read book Power of Position written by Robert D. Montoya and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How biodiversity classification, with its ranking of species, has social and political implications as well as implications for the field of information studies. The idea that species live in nature as pure and clear-cut named individuals is a fiction, as scientists well know. According to Robert D. Montoya, classifications are powerful mechanisms and we must better attend to the machinations of power inherent in them, as well as to how the effects of this power proliferate beyond the boundaries of their original intent. We must acknowledge the many ways our classifications are implicated in environmental, ecological, and social justice work—and information specialists must play a role in updating our notions of what it means to classify. In Power of Position, Montoya shows how classifications are systems that relate one entity with other entities, requiring those who construct a system to value an entity’s relative importance—by way of its position—within a system of other entities. These practices, says Montoya, are important ways of constituting and exerting power. Classification also has very real-world consequences. An animal classified as protected and endangered, for example, is protected by law. Montoya also discusses the Catalogue of Life, a new kind of composite classification that reconciles many local (“traditional”) taxonomies, forming a unified taxonomic backbone structure for organizing biological data. Finally, he shows how the theories of information studies are applicable to realms far beyond those of biological classification.
Book Synopsis Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (N.F.), Silver King Creek, Paiute Cutthroat Trout Restoration Project by :
Download or read book Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (N.F.), Silver King Creek, Paiute Cutthroat Trout Restoration Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
