Numerical taxonomy

For some strange reason the attitudes of taxonomists and systematists towards the phrase "numerical taxonomy" fall into two extreme positions. On the one hand are those who think numerical taxonomy provides the only means of reaching objective conclusions, that any other approach to taxono...

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Autores:
Inger, Robert F.
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
1973
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/43998
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/43998
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/34096/
Palabra clave:
Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Plantas
animales
Historia Natural
Paleobotánica
Paleozoología
Ornitología
Herpetología
Botánica
Entomología
Parasitología
Ictiología
Taxonomy
Simple Phylogenetic Method
Combinatorial Method
Taxonomy
Simple Phylogenetic Method
Combinatorial Method
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openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:For some strange reason the attitudes of taxonomists and systematists towards the phrase "numerical taxonomy" fall into two extreme positions. On the one hand are those who think numerical taxonomy provides the only means of reaching objective conclusions, that any other approach to taxonomy is sterile, subjective, and really not quite scientific. At the other extreme are those taxonomists who think numerical taxonomy has no place in their science, that it is unclean or is likely to be the death of taxonomy.