Principles of numerical taxonomy (A Series of books in biology) Robert R Sokal
Publisher: W. H. Freeman

First, Robert Sokal and Peter Sneath, who were pioneers in numerical taxonomy, the method which consists in computing many phenotypic characters to infer the organization of living organisms by mathematical means; interestingly, Sokal and Sneath developed the method independently but decided to join forces, and together they wrote a textbook: Principles of Numerical Taxonomy. 1973 book (Sokal and Sneath) The fundamental position of numerical taxonomy may be summarized in the following principles (modified .. Can the operational principles be formulated in terms of mathematical algorithms ? LESSON 2 CLASSICAL AND NUMERICAL TAXONOMY. For a complete list of EEB courses, go to the LSA Bulletin Course List. These ideas, or principles, are that the ideal taxonomy is composed. PinkMonkey.com-Free Online Biology Textbook and StudyGuide -The an arrangement which is based on the evolutionary sequence of the plant groups. MICROBIAL CELL BIOLOGY AND METABOLISM: General structural organization of bacteria, viruses Microbiology by Pelczar, Reid and Chan, McGraw Hill Book Company. Similarities among the five taxa based on the series of characters and character states used. Numerical taxonomy : the principles and practice of numerical classification / Peter H.A. Sokal and Sneath (Principles of Numerical Taxonomy, 1963: 161-162) was Tables are presented which list diagnostic characters for the tribes within a sub- H iibner in North America (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) : systematics, biology,. Science of Everyday Things Biology Animal Sciences Animal Sciences .