Introduction: Towards the New Taxonomy. Networks and Their Role
in e-Taxonomy. Taxonomy as a Team Sport. Planetary Biodiversity
Inventories as Models for the New Taxonomy. On the Use of Taxonomic
Concepts in Support of Biodiversity Research and Taxonomy.
International Infrastructure for Enabling the New Taxonomy: The
Role of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). DNA
Sequences in Taxonomy: Opportunities and Challenges. Animal Names
for All: ICZN, ZooBank and the New Taxonomy. Understanding
Morphology in Systematic Contexts: Three-
Dimensional Specimen Ordination and Recognition. Taxonomic Shock
and Awe.
Quentin D. Wheeler
"! this volume charts the efforts of several international groups to address the problems faced by contemporary taxonomists. In 10 essays covering techniques such as DNA barcoding, computer-aided identification, digital morphology, and E-typification, the book provides what the back cover describes as 'an unapologetic look at morphology and descriptive taxonomy ... [that] frames one of the most constructive responses to the biodiversity crisis.' This is a bold claim. But perhaps we should expect nothing less from the editor, who, amongst other things, is director of Arizona State University's International Institute for Species Exploration! ." --Vincent S. Smith, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London, in Systematic Biology, Vol. 57
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