Taxonomy & Systematics

1. The Variety of Life: A Survey and a Celebration of All the Creatures That Have Ever Lived
Author: Colin Tudge
Publisher: OUP Oxford
List price: £21.00
Paperback
Publication date: 07/03/2002
ISBN-13: 9780198604266 / ISBN: 0198604262

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It takes a brave writer to tackle the truly Herculean task of describing The Variety of Life: The Meaning of Biodiversity with the astronomical numbers of organisms living today, let alone all...

2. The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms
Author: Michael Hickey, Clive King
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
List price: £27.99
Paperback
Publication date: 16/11/2000
ISBN-13: 9780521794015 / ISBN: 0521794013

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3. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara: A Comprehensive Illustrated Field Guide
Author: Ian Sinclair, Peter Ryan
Publisher: Struik Publishers
List price: £29.99
Paperback
Publication date: 01/10/2003
ISBN-13: 9781868728572 / ISBN: 1868728579

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4. Dictionary of the Fungi 10th Edition
Author: Kirk, M P, Cannon, P F, Minter, D W, Stalpers, J A
Publisher: Cabi Publishing
List price: £70.00
Hardcover
Publication date: 26/09/2008
ISBN-13: 9780851998268 / ISBN: 0851998267

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5. Anatomy of Flowering Plants: An Introduction to Structure and Development
Author: Paula J. Rudall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
List price: £21.99
Paperback
Publication date: 15/03/2007
ISBN-13: 9780521692458 / ISBN: 0521692458

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6. Free-living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide
Author: D. J. Patterson
Publisher: Manson Publishing Ltd
List price: £39.95
Paperback
Publication date: 06/05/1996
ISBN-13: 9781874545408 / ISBN: 1874545405

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7. Systematics and the Origin of Species from the Viewpoint of a Zoologist
Author: E Mayr
Publisher: Harvard University Press
List price: £14.95
Paperback
Publication date: 30/09/1999
ISBN-13: 9780674862500 / ISBN: 0674862503

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8. Assembling the Tree of Life
Publisher: OUP USA
List price: £26.99
Hardcover
Publication date: 12/08/2004
ISBN-13: 9780195172348 / ISBN: 0195172345

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9. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World
Author: CG Sibley
Publisher: Yale University Press
List price: £90.00
Hardcover
Publication date: 06/02/1991
ISBN-13: 9780300049695 / ISBN: 0300049692

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10. Deep Time: Cladistics, the Revolution in Evolution
Author: Henry Gee
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
List price: £10.99
Paperback
Publication date: 03/06/2008
ISBN-13: 9780007291540 / ISBN: 000729154X

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For centuries biological scientists have been using the Linnean system of classification, organising hierarchies of life forms by their perceived similarities and differences. In the late 20th centur...