The Nature of Systematics. Part I.-The Classification of the Zoological Sciences

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The classification of the zoological sciences, the aims of systematic zoology, and perspectives in systematics are discussed with the object of emphasizing the broader responsibilities of the taxonomic worker. Phylogeny is of only secondary importance to the taxonomist, his main task being to group organisms on the basis of their natures rather than on the basis of their ancestry. Since the evolutionist bases his theories on what is ascertained by systematic work, the systematist should be rigidly scientific in his methods so as to provide the necessary facts. (See in this issue entry 11618.).

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