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[Atilano Contreras-Ramos]

>What is 'wrong' with Mayr and Ashlock Principals of Systematic Zoology?
>Ed.

I use portions of Mayr & Aslock's in my systematics courses, for instance
chapter 4 (intrapopulational variation), chapter 7 (taxonomic characters),
chapter 8 (phenetics), and chapter 10 (evolutionary classification).  I
especially think chapters 12-14 are rather useful (collections,
publications,and zoological nomenclature).  Treatment of species is a little
on the BSC side and this might not be the best book to learn about
cladistics.

Atilano Contreras-Ramos, Ph.D.
Instituto de Biologia, U.N.A.M.
Depto. Zoologia, Apdo. Postal 70-153
04510 Mexico, DF; MEXICO.