Biological Metaphor and Cladistic Classification

ISBN-13: 9780812280142 / Angielski / Twarda / 1987 / 294 str.

Henry Hoenigswald;Henry M. Hoenigswald;Linda F. Wiener

Opis

The dynamic aspect of biological systems--the birth, growth, and death of individual organisms, the evolution of one form into another over time--has formed the basis for metaphors used in many fields for both artistic and heuristic purposes. Cladistic classification uses a tree whose branch points are based on the possession of derived or relatively recent characteristics, rather than primitive ones.

Recenzje

"Should help focus attention on the possibilities for cross-fertilization among [disciplines]."--Scientist

O autorze

HoenigswaldHenry M.: Henry M. Hoenigswald was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.