ABSTRACT

Phylogenetic Systematics: Haeckel to Hennig traces the development of phylogenetic systematics against the foil of idealistic morphology through 100 years of German biology. It starts with the iconic Ernst Haeckel-the German Darwin from Jena-and the evolutionary morphology he developed. It ends with Willi Hennig, the founder of modern phylogenetic

chapter 2|32 pages

Of Parts and Wholes

chapter 3|40 pages

The Turn against Haeckel

chapter 4|41 pages

The Rise of Holism in German Biology

chapter 5|37 pages

The Rise of German (“Aryan”) Biology

chapter 6|56 pages

Ganzheitsbiologie

chapter 8|22 pages

A New Beginning

From Speciation to Phylogenetics

chapter 9|20 pages

Grundzüge

The Conceptual Foundations of Phylogenetic Systematics

chapter |3 pages

Epilogue