In this article we will discuss about Taxonomy:- 1. Meaning of Taxonomy 2. Levels of Taxonomy 3. Periods 4. Role. Meaning of Taxonomy: The term taxonomy is derived from the Greek words ('taxis' means arrangement and 'nomos' means law). The term first proposed by the Swiss originated botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1813 for the plant classification. He used [...]
Learn about the comparison between Artificial and Natural Classification. Comparison # Artificial Classification: 1. The artificial classification is based on fewer or even a single arbitrary character. 2. Artificial classification is based on priory weighting of taxonomic characters. 3. The characters do not show any relationship. 4. Artificial classification is a downward classification based on dichotomous branching (e.g., the animal [...]
In this article we will discuss about zoological nomenclature and zoological classification of animals. Zoological Nomenclature: Names are given to all animals. The name of a particular animal differs in different languages. Even within the same country one animal is known in different names in different regions. To avoid this intricacy of names, it was proposed to give them a [...]