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ICZN PodCast
by ICZN
Talks and presentations from the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
Episodes
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F. Christian Thompson and Thomas Pape Systema Dipterorum: Sherborn’s critical influence in getting information control over a megadiverse group
The order Diptera (Insecta), flies, is a megadiverse group, representing some 15% or more of the known species of organisms. Scientific names are tags to concepts (hypotheses), called species, by which we organize our knowledge of biodiversity. Our Systema Dipterorum provides an index to all...
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Edward Dickinson– Reinforcing the foundations: Filling in the bibliographic gaps in the historical legacy
Ornithological nomenclature is based on the bibliographic legacy from Charles Davies Sherborn, working in the Natural History Museum, London, and from Charles Wallace Richmond, working at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Despite their significant foundations, a complete data series…
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Gordon McOuat: Naming and Necessity: Sherborn’s Context: Cataloguing Nature
By the late 19th Century, storms plaguing early Victorian systematics and nomenclature seemed to have abated. Vociferous disputes over radical renaming, the world shaking clash of all-encompassing procrustean systems, struggles over centres of authority, and the issues of language and meaning had...
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Charles Davies Sherborn and The Indexer’s Club
Charles Davies Sherborn was an indexer. And he followed a long line of indexers. And a longer line of indexers followed him. They/we are all members of ‘The Indexer’s Club’. A club of obsessed individuals who, for some weird reason, find it necessary to not only facilitate a semblance of order…
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What's in a name? Attenborough & Fortey on animals
With his delight and enthusiasm for biodiversity, Sir David shares some of his favourite encounters with animals. Prof. Fortey explains why scientific names are more than just labels, with stories of trilobites and field adventures. This was a fundraiser for the ICZN - we thank you for your...
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