In this article we will discuss about the need and modern trend of classification of animals. Need for Classification of Animals: Animals bother neither about their position in the animal kingdom nor they care for any ornamental name. Why then classification and naming are considered to be so important? Surely it is not to bewilder the beginners of Biology with [...]
In this article we will discuss about the history of the classification of animals. The history of classification and naming of animals can be traced before Aristotle. Simpson (1961) and Mayr (1982) have given excellent history of taxonomic development. Mayr and Ashlock (1991) described the history of taxonomy, and the same reflects the concept and trend in systematics. Tribal natives [...]
In this article we will discuss about Species:- 1. Concept of Species 2. Types of Species 3. Intraspecific Categories. Concept of Species: Linnaeus (1735) conceived "species" as a unchangeable unit. This monotypic or static concept prevailed till the 19th century. The system of classification followed by Linnaeus is an artificial system. While defining a species only the morphological characters were [...]