The future of phylogenetic systematics : the legacy of Willi Hennig / edited by David Williams, Michael Schmitt, Quentin Wheeler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williams, David M. (David Mervyn), 1954- editor.

Schmitt, Michael, 1949- editor.

Wheeler, Quentin D., 1954- editor.

Series:

Systematics Association special volume.

Systematics Association special volume series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hennig, Willi, 1913-1976.

Hennig, Willi.

Cladistic analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 488 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Willi Hennig (1913-76), founder of phylogenetic systematics, revolutionised our understanding of the relationships among species and their natural classification. An expert on Diptera and fossil insects, Hennig's ideas were applicable to all organisms. He wrote about the science of taxonomy or systematics, refining and promoting discussion of the precise meaning of the term 'relationship', the nature of systematic evidence, and how those matters impinge on a precise understanding of monophyly, paraphyly, and polyphyly. Hennig's contributions are relevant today and are a platform for the future. This book focuses on the intellectual aspects of Hennig's work and gives dimension to the future of the subject in relation to Hennig's foundational contributions to the field of phylogenetic systematics. Suitable for graduate students and academic researchers, this book will also appeal to philosophers and historians interested in the legacy of Willi Hennig.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; References; 1 Mission impossible: the childhood and youth of Willi Hennig; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The family of Willi Hennig; 1.3 Willi Hennig and his time in Upper Lusatia; 1.4 Social and familiar circumstances...; 1.5 Support and supervision: the time at the Landesschule Klotzsche; 1.6 Mission fulfilled: reflections from Hennig's childhood...; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Willi Hennig: a shy man behind a scientific revolution

2.1 Willi Hennig's life2.2 Willi Hennig's personality; 2.3 From order to phylogeny; References; 3 Willi Hennig's legacy in the Nordic countries; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Hennig in the Nordic countries; 3.3 Hennig and Sweden; 3.4 Hennig and Denmark; 3.5 Hennig and Finland; 3.6 Hennig and Norway; 3.7 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Hennigian systematics in France, a historical approach with glimpses of sociology; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Historical path; Entomology circles; Palaeontology circles; Universities; Unnoticed conflict between Hennigian and pattern cladistics in the 1980s

4.3 Present cladistic debates4.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Are we all cladists?; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 What does it mean to be a "Hennigian"?; 5.3 Theories of truth; 5.4 Hennig: realist or empiricist?; 5.5 The inconsistency of parsimony: what would Willi do?; 5.6 The realist philosophy of model-based approaches; 5.7 What is branch length?; 5.8 Parsimony, simplicity, models and coherence; 5.9 The Hennigian aesthetic of heuristic accessibility; 5.10 -isms; 5.11 Ragnarøkkr; Acknowledgments; References; 6 How much of Hennig is in present day cladistics?

6.1 The 'father of cladistics'6.2 Sources for comparison; 6.3 Aspects compared; 6.4 Concept of 'relationship'; 6.5 Concept of 'monophyly'; 6.6 Concept of 'apomorphy'; 6.7 Principles of grouping; 6.8 Method of polarising characters; 6.9 Weighting characters; 6.10 Concept of 'homology'; 6.11 Role of ancestors; 6.12 Concept of 'species as individuals'; 6.13 Use of the term 'phylogeny'; 6.14 Graphical representations and their meaning; 6.15 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 7 The evolution of Willi Hennig's phylogenetic considerations; 7.1 Walter Zimmermann and phylogenetic systematics

7.2 The positioning of Willi Hennig as a theoretician7.3 Hennig's early theoretical papers: 1947-1950; 7.4 The recognition of paraphyletic groups; 7.5 The fate of taxonomic ranks in Hennig's writings; 7.6 Hennig's first phylogeny book (Hennig 1950a); 7.7 Developing the theory of phylogenetic systematics...; 7.8 Finalizing the procedures of phylogenetic systematics (Hennig 1957); 7.9 Hennig's 1966 Book; 7.10 Fossils and phylogeny reconstruction; 7.11 Varia; 7.12 Misunderstandings and unjustified criticisms; 7.13 Looking backwards in search of the future; Acknowledgements; References

8 What we all learned from Hennig

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jul 2016).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-316-68743-0

1-316-68893-3

1-316-68918-2

1-316-68943-3

1-316-68968-9

1-316-69043-1

1-316-33879-7