In this article we will discuss about:- 1. History of Species Concept 2. Current Species Concepts 3. Types 4. Family and Higher Categories. History of Species Concept: The species, as we know, is the fundamental unit of taxonomic hierarchy. Davis (1978) called them 'Building bricks' in Biological classification. In biological phenomenon biosystematics concept is the oldest one. It is the [...]
In this article we will discuss about International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN). Name is the means of reference to all living and non-living things. Any object known to human being is given a name to describe and communicate ideas about it. The name may be different in different languages and at different places. The art of naming the object [...]
In this article we will discuss about Phenetic Versus Phylogen Characters in Taxonomy. Phylogenetic Characters in Taxonomy: Phyletic or Evolutionary or Phylogenetic characters are used primarily in phylogenetic classification. The term Phylogenetic is used in many ways. Haeckel (1886) used the term in evolutionary history of a group. Recently a particular approach to classification (cladism) have used phylogentic to refer [...]