Science, Applied Sciences

Describing Species

Name: Describing Species
Author: Judith E. Winston
ISBN: 9780231068253

by Judith E. Winston

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Synopsis

A basic practical manual for the process of describing new species, this desperately needed desk reference and guide to nomenclatural procedure and taxonomic writing serves as a Strunk & White of species description, covering both botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature.

CABI Bioscience

Fascinating reading.

About the Author, Judith E. Winston

Judith E. Winston is director of research at the Virginia Museum of Natural History and a former curator and chair of the Department of Invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History.