Systematics Texts.

[Atilano Contreras-Ramos]

>I would appreciate knowing what people are using to teach courses in
>systematic theory.  What are you using to replace Mayr and Ashlock's
>"Principles of Systematic Zoology", for example?  Thanks!
>
>Diana Horton
>Herbarium 312 CB
>Biological Sciences
>University of Iowa
>Iowa City, IA  52242-1297

You may try [all or portions of]:

Kitching, I., P.L. Forey, C. J. Humphries, and D. M. Williams.  1998.
Cladistics.  The theory and practice of parsimony analysis.  2nd. ed.
Oxford University Press, Oxford.  228 pp.

Minelli, A.  1993.  Biological systematics.  The state of the art.  Chapman
& Hall, London.  387 pp. [chaps. 1 & 2].

Wiley, E. O.  1981.  Phylogenetics.  The theory and practice of phylogenetic
systematics. John Wiley & Sons, New York.  439 pp. [some chapters, e.g., ch.
2 species & speciation].

Wiley, E. O., et al.  1991.  The compleat cladist.  A primer of phylogenetic
procedures. The Univ. of Kansas, Museum of Natural History, Spec. Publ. 19:
1-158. [several chaps., especially on methods and basic phylogenetic
techniques].

Ereshefsky, M. (ed.).  1992.  The units of evolution.  The MIT Press,
Cambridge.  405 pp.  [several chaps., for species concepts].

Brusca & Brusca.  1990.  Invertebrates.  Sinauer Associates.  [Chapter 2, a
general introduction to systematics].

C.S.I.R.O. (ed.).  1991.  The insects of Australia, Vol. I.  Cornell
University Press, Ithaca.  542 pp.  [Chapter 4, a brief introduction to
systematics].

Sanderson, M. J., and l. Hufford (eds.).  1996.  Homoplasy.  The recurrence
of similarity in evolution.  Academic Press, San Diego.  [several chaps.,
advanced readings].

Hennig, W.  1965.  Phylogenetic systematics.  Ann. Rev. Entomol. 10: 97-116.
 [an oldy, but so the students read an original Hennig].

Eggleton, P., and R.I. Vane-Wright (eds.).  1994.  Phylogenetics and
ecology.  Linnean Society of London.  [don't have complete reference at
hand; several chapters, e.g., 16 general principles of phylogenetics and 1
on historical ecology by Brooks & McLennan].

And yes, why not, some portions of Mayr & Ashlock:-)...  hope this helps.

Atilano Contreras-Ramos, Ph.D.
Instituto de Biologia, U.N.A.M.
Depto. Zoologia, Apdo. Postal 70-153
04510 Mexico, DF; MEXICO.
Tel (525) 622-5703, -05, exs. 286, 287.
Fax (525) 550-0164.