Plant and fungus systematics and taxonomy constitute foundational disciplines that underpin our understanding of biodiversity. Historically grounded in morphological and anatomical studies, these ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Agriculture has evolved independently in three insect orders: once in ants, once in termites, and seven times in ambrosia beetles. Although ...

Introduction -- Dichotomous keys -- External anatomy -- Insect development -- Taxonomic terminology -- Taxonomy, classification, and nomenclature -- Phylum Arthropoda ...

Suzuki, K. and Furth, David George. 1990. "What is a Natural Classification? A Case Study in Insect Systematics: Potential Confusion Before Order. Part II." Seibutsu Kagaku (=Biological Sciences), 42, ...

Humans make stuff up—including the names and classifications of living things. But those categories are still useful. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how taxonomy and systematics ...