Bibliograph

How zoologists organize things, the art of classification, David Bainbridge

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How zoologists organize things, the art of classification, David Bainbridge

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How zoologists organize things

Oclc number

1152019900

Responsibility statement

David Bainbridge

Sub title

the art of classification

Summary

A reproductive biologist and popular science writer shows how categorization has shaped our view of the natural world, in this fascinating book that unveils wild truths and even wilder myths about animals, as perpetrated by zoologists, revealing how much more there is to learn -- and unlearn

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Aristotle, bestiaries & cynocephali -- Creating order from profusion -- Trees of life in a newly ancient world -- Outward patterns, inner workings

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