Open AccessPhylogeny and evolution
Author(s) -
Walter A. Marín
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lankesteriana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2215-2067
pISSN - 1409-3871
DOI - 10.15517/lank.v3i2.23011
Subject(s) - class (philosophy) , life span , combinatorics , column (typography) , evolutionary biology , genealogy , biology , mathematics , computer science , artificial intelligence , history , telecommunications , frame (networking)
A particular human drive is to arrange things into categories, look for patterns and allocate labels. Since ancient times, humans have applied this to life itself. Today we use the Linnaeus' system of classifi- cation, first published in 1735, which classifies living organisms by grouping them with the most similar visible characteristics into groups.