[Taxacom] Fwd: Taxonomic revision

[Fabian Haas]

Dear All,

thanks for the links to websites, I have two of them and that should 
do... Also that of Mike!

Roberto, well I dont think its that bad! But yes the whole taxonoy 
revision thing is more like a thing generations, since for some groups 
it will take a generation until somebody new get relly interested in the 
same taxon... Seen that with earwigs...


Best
Fabian

Roberto Keller wrote:
>> stupid question: is there soem nice crisp definition for a 'taxonomic
>> revision'.
>>
> 
> How about "A basic and fundamental scientific work that will nevertheless
> never be cited"
> 
> Here's a good one for entomologists:
> *Bolton, B.* 2007. How to conduct large-scale taxonomic revisions in
> Formicidae, pp 52-71. *In* Snelling, R. R., B. L. Fisher, and P. S. Ward
> (eds) *Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.
> O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions*. Memoirs of the American
> Entomological Institute, 80.
> 
> PDF available here (courtesy of antbase.org) :
> http://antbase.org/ants/publications/21274/21274.pdf
> 

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