The nature of parsimony and instrumentalism in systematics

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-183

  Rieppel, O ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct optimization; DNA barcoding; Instrumentalism; Parsimony; Scientific realism; William of Ockham

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; RECONSTRUCTION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 34447621988     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2007.00426.x     Document Type: Review

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