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I. “NUMERICAL CHEMOTAXONOMY” AND OTHER ASPECTS OF CHEMOSYSTEMATICS
Author(s) -
Crawford Daniel J.,
Dorn Robert D.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1218712
Subject(s) - chemotaxonomy , identification (biology) , value (mathematics) , biology , biological system , mathematics , computer science , biochemical engineering , statistics , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , engineering
Summary The possible sources of error resulting from the use of phenolic spot patterns in chemosystematic studies are discussed. It is argued that identification of compounds eliminates the need for making assumptions which may be erroneous. Examples are provided to demonstrate that identification of phenolics provides the basis for more meaningful interpretations of the chemical data. Two procedures are presented for carrying out studies in which the structures of the compounds may be determined. Chemical information must not be given undue weight when used in systematic studies. It is usually of greatest value when combined with other data.