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Species Concept: History, Types and Categories | Taxonomy

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 [...]

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International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) | Taxonomy

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 [...]

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Literature on Taxonomy | Systematic Botany

In this article we will discuss about the general and classical literature on taxonomy. General Literature on Taxonomy: Taxonomic Literature (TL): It covers full bibliographical details including precise data of publication as well as biological data of the authors. Taxonomic literature is a series of seven volumes and commonly as TL 2, because it is expanded version of an earlier [...]

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