Systema naturae 250 : the Linnaean ark /: the Linnaean ark. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Systema naturae two hundredfifty
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Andrew Polaszek.
• Other Names: Polaszek, Andrew
• Contents: The major historical trends of biodiversity studies / Edward O. Wilson Linnaeus : a passion for order / David Quammen -- Daniel Rolander : the invisible naturalist / James Dobreff -- Taxonomy and the survival of threatened animal species : a matter of life and death / Gordon McGregor Reid -- Engineering a Linnaean ark of knowledge for a deluge of species / Quentin D. Wheeler -- Historical name-bearing types in marine molluscs : an impediment to biodiversity studies? / Philippe Bouchet and Ellen E. Strong -- Flying after Linnaeus : diptera names since Systema naturae (1758) / Neal L. Evenhuis [and others] -- E-publish or perish? / Sandra Knapp and Debbie Wright -- Reviving descriptive taxonomy after 250 years : promising signs from a mega-journal in taxonomy / Zhi-Qiang Zhang -- Provisional nomenclature : the on-ramp to taxonomic names / David E. Schindel and Scott E. Miller -- Future taxonomy / David J. Patterson -- The encyclopedia of life : a new digital resource for taxonomy / James Hanken -- Future taxonomy today : new tools applied to accelerate the taxonomic process / Norman F. Johnson -- The all genera index : strategies for managing the big index of all scientific names / David Remsen -- Linnaeus, Sherborn, ZooBank / Andrew Polaszek and Ellinor Michel -- ZooBank : reviewing the first year and preparing for the next 250 / Richard L. Pyle and Ellinor Michel -- Celebrating 250 dynamic years of nomenclatural debates / Benoît Dayrat -- 250 years of Swedish taxonomy / Fredrik Ronquist.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 276 pages, [8] pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 578.012 S995; Animals -- Nomenclature; Biology -- Classification; NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife; SCIENCE -- Microscopes & Microscopy; Animals; Biology; Electronic books; Classification; Terminology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1420095021; 9781420095029; 1282504088; 9781282504080
• Related ISBNs: 9781439820148; 1439820147; 9781420095012; 1420095013
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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