Networks and Their Role in e-Taxonomy, M.J. Scoble
Taxonomy as a Team Sport, S. Knapp
Planetary Biodiversity Inventories as Models for the New Taxonomy, L.M. Page
On the Use of Taxonomic Concepts in Support of Biodiversity Research and Taxonomy, N. Franz, R. K. Peet, and A.S. Weakley
International Infrastructure for Enabling the New Taxonomy: The Role of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), L. Speers and J.L. Edwards
DNA Sequences in Taxonomy: Opportunities and Challenges, R. Meier
Animal Names for All: ICZN, ZooBank and the New Taxonomy, A. Polaszek, R. Pyle, and D. Yanega
Understanding Morphology in Systematic Contexts: Three-
Dimensional Specimen Ordination and Recognition, N. MacLeod
Taxonomic Shock and Awe, Q.D. Wheeler
Index
Biography
Quentin D. Wheeler
"… this volume charts the efforts of several international groups to address the problems faced by contemporary taxonomists. In 10 essays covering techniques such as DNA barcoding, computer-aided identification, digital morphology, and E-typification, the book provides what the back cover describes as ‘an unapologetic look at morphology and descriptive taxonomy . . . [that] frames one of the most constructive responses to the biodiversity crisis.’ This is a bold claim. But perhaps we should expect nothing less from the editor, who, amongst other things, is director of Arizona State University’s International Institute for Species Exploration… ."
—Vincent S. Smith, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London, in Systematic Biology, Vol. 57
