Zoological nomenclature in the century of extinctions: priority vs. ‘usage’

Anonymous (1994). Systematics Agenda 2000: Charting the biosphere: a global initiative to discover, describe and classify the world’s species. Technical report. New York: American Museum of Natural History, American Society of Plant Taxonomy, Society of Systematic Biologists, Willi Hennig Society.

Arnold, E. N. (1981). Estimating phylogenies at low taxonomic levels. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutions-Forschung, 19, 1–35.

Benton, M. J. (2000). Stems, nodes, crown clades, and rank-free lists: is Linnaeus dead? Biological Reviews, 75, 633–648.

Bredekamp, H. (2003). Darwins Korallen. Frühe Evolutionsmodelle und die Tradition der Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Wagenbach.

Bremer, K., Bremer, B., Karis, P. O., & Källersjö, M. (1990). Time for change in taxonomy. Nature, 343, 202.

Cook, O. F. (1898). Stability in generic nomenclature. Science, 8(189), 186–190.

Cornelius, P. F. S. (1987). Use versus priority in zoological nomenclature: a solution for an old problem. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 44, 79–85.

Crisci, J. V. (2006a). One-dimensional systematist: perils in a time of steady progress. Systematic Botany, 31, 217–221.

Crisci, J. V. (2006b). Making taxonomy visible. Systematic Botany, 31, 439–440.

Dayrat, B. (2005). Towards integrative taxonomy. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 85, 407–415.

de Carvalho, M. R., Bockmann, F. A., Amorim, D. S., de Vivo, M., de Toledo-Piza, M., Menezes, N. A., et al. (2005). Revisiting the taxonomic impediment. Science, 307, 353.

de Carvalho, M. R., Bockmann, F. A., Amorim, D. S., Brandão, C. R. F., de Vivo, M., de Figueiredo, J. L., et al. (2007). Taxonomic impediment or impediment to taxonomy? A commentary on systematics and the cybertaxonomic-automation paradigm. Evolutionary Biology, 34, 140–143.

de Carvalho, M. R., Bockmann, F. A., Amorim, D. S., & Brandão, C. R. F. (2008). Systematics must embrace comparative biology and evolution, not speed and automation. Evolutionary Biology, 35, 150–157.

de Saussure, F. (1916). Cours de linguistique générale. Paris: Payot.

Dominguez, E., & Wheeler, Q. D. (1997). Taxonomic stability is ignorance. Cladistics, 13, 367–372.

Dubois, A. (1994). Comment on the proposed conservation of Hemidactyliini Hallowell, 1856 (Amphibia, Caudata). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 51, 264–265.

Dubois, A. (1997) Proposals concerning the conditions needed for a name being eligible for conservation. In Dubois and Ohler (1997), 317–320.

Dubois, A. (1998). List of European species of amphibians and reptiles: will we soon be reaching “stability”? Amphibia-Reptilia, 19, 1–28.

Dubois, A. (2000). Synonymies and related lists in zoology: general proposals, with examples in herpetology. Dumerilia, 4, 33–98.

Dubois, A. (2003a). The relationships between taxonomy and conservation biology in the century of extinctions. Comptes rendus Biologies, 326(suppl. 1), S9–S21.

Dubois, A. (2003b). Should internet sites be mentioned in the bibliographies of scientific publications? Alytes, 21, 1–2.

Dubois, A. (2004). The higher nomenclature of recent amphibians. Alytes, 22, 1–14.

Dubois, A. (2005a). Les règles de la nomenclature familiale en zoologie. Biosystema, 23, 17–40.

Dubois, A. (2005b). Propositions pour l’incorporation des nomina de taxons de rang supérieur dans le Code international de nomenclature zoologique. Biosystema, 23, 73–96.

Dubois, A. (2005c). Proposed rules for the incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked zoological taxa in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 1. Some general questions, concepts and terms of biological nomenclature. Zoosystema, 27, 365–426.

Dubois, A. (2005d). Proposals for the incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked taxa into the Code. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 62, 200–209.

Dubois, A. (2006a). Proposed rules for the incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked zoological taxa in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 2. The proposed rules and their rationale. Zoosystema, 28, 165–258.

Dubois, A. (2006b). New proposals for naming lower-ranked taxa within the frame of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Comptes rendus Biologies, 329, 823–840.

Dubois, A. (2006c). Incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked taxa into the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: some basic questions. Zootaxa, 1337, 1–37.

Dubois, A. (2006d). Naming taxa from cladograms: a cautionary tale. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 42, 317–330.

Dubois, A. (2007a). Phylogeny, taxonomy and nomenclature: the problem of taxonomic categories and of nomenclatural ranks. Zootaxa, 1519, 27–68.

Dubois, A. (2007b). Genitives of species and subspecies nomina derived from personal names should not be emended. Zootaxa, 1550, 49–68.

Dubois, A. (2007c). Naming taxa from cladograms: some confusions, misleading statements, and necessary clarifications. Cladistics, 23, 390–402.

Dubois, A. (2008a). Identifying some major problems and their possible solutions. In Future trends of taxonomy, 21–23 January 2008, Carvoeiro (Algarve, Portugal) (pp. 38–42). European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy.

Dubois, A. (2008b). A partial but radical solution to the problem of nomenclatural taxonomic inflation and synonymy load. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 93, 857–863.

Dubois, A. (2008c). Handicap taxinomique et crise de la biodiversité: un nouveau paradigme pour la biologie au 21e siècle. In D. Prat, A. Raynal-Roques, & A. Roguenant (Eds.), Peut-on classer le vivant? Linné et la systématique aujourd’hui (pp. 141–160). Paris: Belin.

Dubois, A. (2008d). Le Code international de nomenclature zoologique: présentation, philosophie, règles majeures, problèmes actuels. In D. Prat, A. Raynal-Roques, & A. Roguenant (Eds.), Peut-on classer le vivant? Linné et la systématique aujourd’hui (pp. 355–402). Paris: Belin.

Dubois, A. (2008e). Un nouveau paradigme pour la biologie au xxi e siècle. Biosystema, 25, 127–142.

Dubois, A. (2008f). Phylogenetic hypotheses, taxa and nomina in zoology. Zootaxa, 1950, 51–86.

Dubois, A. (2009). Incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked taxa into the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: the nomenclatural status of class-series zoological nomina published in a non-latinized form. Zootaxa, 2106, 1–12.

Dubois, A. (2010a). Nomenclatural rules in zoology as a potential threat against natural history museums. Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 10, doi: 10.1007/s13127-010-0015-1

Dubois, A. (2010b). Registration as a fourth floor of the nomenclatural process. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. (In press)

Dubois, A., & Ohler, A. (1997). Early scientific names of Amphibia Anura. I. Introduction. Bulletin du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, 4 me Série, A Zoologie, 18, 297–320.

Dubois, A., & Ohler, A. (2001). Systematics of the genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae): some historical and metataxonomic comments. Journal of South Asian Natural History, 5, 173–186.

Dubois, A., & Raffaëlli, J. (2009). A new ergotaxonomy of the family Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 (Amphibia, Urodela). Alytes, 26, 1–85.

Dubois, A., Ohler, A., & Brygoo, E.-R. (2010). Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. (In press)

Fosberg, F. R. (1964). Do we want a Code or a Committee? Taxon, 13, 177–178.

Fritz, U., & Kraus, K. (2009). Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (20). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66, 281.

Frost, D. R., Grant, T., Faivovich, J., Bazin, R. H., Haas, A., Haddad, C. F. B., et al. (2006). The amphibian tree of life. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 297, 1–370.

Gaffney, E. S. (1979). An introduction to the logic of phylogeny reconstruction. In J. Cracraft & N. Eldredge (Eds.), Phylogenetic analysis and paleontology (pp. 79–111). New York: Columbia University Press.

Gerlach, J. (2009). Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (19). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66, 184–186.

González-Oreja, J. A. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Life vs. The Brochure of Life: exploring the relationships between the extinction of species and the inventory of life on earth. Zootaxa, 1965, 61–68.

Gould, S. J. (1990). Bully for Brontosaurus. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 47, 88–96.

Groombridge, B. (Ed.). (1992). Global biodiversity: status of the earth’s living resources. London: Chapman & Hall.

Hansen, D. (2009). Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (16). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66, 279.

Hershkovitz, P. (1958). Document 27/6. A critique of Professor Chester Bradley’s “Principle of Conservation”. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 15, 911–913.

Heywood, V. H., & Watson, R. T. (Eds.). (1995). Global biodiversity assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Hołynski, R. B. (1994). Structure and function or: what kind of nomenclatural regulations do we need? Crystal, (ser. Zool.), 2, 1–50.

ICZN. (1997). Opinion 1873. Hemidactyliini Hallowell, 1856 (Amphibia, Caudata): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 54, 140–141.

ICZN. (1999). International code of zoological nomenclature (4th ed.). London: International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature.

ICZN = International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. (1985). International code of zoological nomenclature (3rd ed.). London: International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature.

Iverson, J. B. (2009). Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (26). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66, 284–285.

Keller, R. A., Boyd, R. N., & Wheeler, Q. D. (2003). The illogical basis of phylogenetic nomenclature. The Botanical Review, 69, 93–110.

Lecointre, G., Philippe, H., Lê, H. L. V., & Le Guyader, H. (1993). Species sampling has a major impact on phylogenetic inference. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 2, 205–224.

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Tomus I. Holmiae: Laurentii Salvii.

May, R. M. (1988). How many species are there on earth? Science, 241, 1441–1449.

May, R. M. (2004). Tomorrow’s taxonomy: collecting new species in the field will remain the rate-limiting step. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, (B), 359, 733–734.

Melville, R. V. (1958). Document 27/9. Objection to the introduction of a “Principle of Conservation” into the “Règles”. Bulletin of zoological Nomenclature, 15, 1247–1250.

Melville, R. V. (1995). Towards stability in the names of animals. London: International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature.

Myers, G. S. (1940). Zoological nomenclature. Nature, 145, 264.

Reaka-Kudla, M. L., Wilson, D. E., & Wilson, E. O. (Eds.). (1997). Biodiversity II. Washington: Joseph Henry.

Savage, J. M. (1990a). Meetings of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Systematic Zoology, 39, 424–425.

Savage, J. M. (1990b). ICZN meetings. Copeia, 1990, 1205–1208.

Savage, J. M. (1991). Meetings of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Amphibia-Reptilia, 12, 116–118.

Savage, J. M. (2009). Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (26). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66, 85.

Simpson, G. G. (1940). Types in modern taxonomy. American Journal of Science, 238, 413–431.

Simpson, G. G. (1961). Principles of animal taxonomy. New York: Columbia University Press.

Stork, N. E. (1997). Measuring global biodiversity and its decline. In M. L. Reaka-Kudla, D. E. Wilson, & E. O. Wilson (Eds.), Biodiversity II (pp. 41–68). Washington: Joseph Henry.

Strickland, H. E., Henslow, J. S., Phillips, J., Shuckard, W. E., Richardson, J., Waterhouse, G. R., et al. (1843). Series of propositions for rendering the nomenclature of zoology uniform and permanent, being the report of a committee for the consideration of the subject appointed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Annals & Magazine of Natural History, 1, 259–275.

Tottenham, C. E. (1958). Document 27/7. Draft “Règles”, Article 5: continuity and universality of usage: discussion and proposals. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 15, 1080–1088.

Valdecasas, A. G., Williams, D., & Wheeler, Q. D. (2008). “Integrative taxonomy” then and now: a response to Dayrat (2005). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 93, 211–216.

Welter-Schultes, F., Eikel, O., Feuerstein, V., Hörnschemeyer, T., Klug, R., Lutze, A., et al. (2009). Comment on the proposed amendment of articles of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature to expand and refine methods of publication. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66, 215–219.

Wheeler, Q. D. (2004). Taxonomic triage and the poverty of phylogeny. Philosophical Transactions of the royal Society of London, 359, 571–583.

Wheeler, Q. D., Raven, P. H., & Wilson, E. O. (2004). Taxonomy: impediment or expedient? Science, 303, 285.

Wilson, E. O. (1985). The global biodiversity crisis: a challenge to science. Issues in Science & Technology, 2, 20–29.

Wilson, E. O. (Ed.). (1988). Biodiversity. Washington: National Academy.

Wilson, E. O. (2004). Taxonomy as a fundamental discipline. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, (B), 359, 739.

Zug, G. R. (2009). Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). (26). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66, 80.