From Taxonomy to Phylogenetics Life and Work of Willi Hennig

Willi Hennig (1913-1976), laid the fundaments of a 'scientific revolution' in Biological Systematics by his method called "Phylogenetic Systematics". The book describes the historical development of this 'scientific revolution', and highlights the life and the work of a...

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Main Author Schmitt, Michael
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston BRILL 2013
Brill
Edition1
Subjects
Biologists
Biologists-Germany-Biography
Biology
Biology-Classification
Cladistic analysis
Hennig, Willi,-1913-1976
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Summary:Willi Hennig (1913-1976), laid the fundaments of a 'scientific revolution' in Biological Systematics by his method called "Phylogenetic Systematics". The book describes the historical development of this 'scientific revolution', and highlights the life and the work of a 'cautious revolutioniser' in a Germany of dictatorship, war, and separation.
ISBN:9004219285
9789004219281
DOI:10.1163/9789004219298