Éditeur : MIT PRESS
ISBN papier: 9780262037761
Parution : 2018
Code produit : 1360613
Catégorisation :
Livres /
Science /
Biologie /
Sciences biologiques
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Livre papier | En rupture de stock** |
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Tyrannosaurus rex. Homo sapiens. Heteropoda davidbowie. Behind each act of scientific naming is a story. In this entertaining and illuminating book, Michael Ohl considers scientific naming as a joyful and creative act. There are about 1.8 million discovered and named plant and animal species, and millions more still to be discovered. Naming is the necessary next step after discovery; it is through the naming of species that we perceive and understand nature. Ohl explains the process, with examples, anecdotes, and a wildly varied cast of characters. He describes the rules for scientific naming; the vernacular isn't adequate.