Keys and the Crisis in Taxonomy: Extinction or Reinvention

Dichotomous keys that follow a single pathway of character state choices to an end point have been the primary tools for the identification of unknown organisms for more than two centuries. However, a revolution in computer diagnostics is now under way that may result in the replacement of tradition...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annual review of entomology 2007-01, Vol.52 (1), p.193-208
Hauptverfasser:	Walter, D.E, Winterton, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Arthropods - classification Biological and medical sciences Classification - methods computer analysis DNA Exact sciences and technology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models Information and communication sciences Information science. Documentation Internet Invertebrates literature reviews Molecular Biology molecular systematics Nonbibliographic databases. Databanks nucleotide sequences Sciences and techniques of general use Secondary and tertiary information and documents Software Specialized information sources Specialized information sources (paper or electronic format) taxonomic keys taxonomy world wide web
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