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Editor Cruickshank, R.  (cruicksr@lincoln.ac.nz) Molecular systematics
Bio-Protection & Ecology Division, PO Box 84, Lincoln University, New Zealand 
Editor Dubois, A.
(adubois@mnhn.fr) Zoological nomenclature
Reptiles & Amphibiens, USM 602 Taxonomie et Collections (Vertébrés), Département de Systématique et Evolution, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 25 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
Editor, Minelli, A. (minelli@bio.unipd.it) Zoological Nomenclature
Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58 B, 35131 Padova, Italy

Editor Ronquist
, Fredrik (fredrik.ronquist@nrm.se) Cladistics; theory and methods
Department of Entomology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 50007, SE-104 05, Stockholm, Sweden

This section is for theoretic and methodological papers of general interest to systematic zoologists (zoological nomenclature included). Papers dealing mainly with a specific taxon should be sent to the subject editor of that taxon.

Zootaxa 2336: 67–68 (15 Jan. 2010
In memory of Robert Campbell Dalgleish (1940–2009)
ZHI-QIANG ZHANG (New Zealand)

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Zootaxa 2283: 29-39 (6 Nov. 2009
Syngraph: An application for graphic display
and interactive use of synonym lists
ADORIAN ARDELEAN, KARINA KERVIN, SUMAN KANSAKAR & DAPHNE GAIL FAUTIN (USA)

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Zootaxa 2246: 67-68 (5 Oct. 2009
Podargus brachypterus vs. macrorhynchus: misuse of Article 32.5.1.1 of the Code
RICHARD SCHODDE (Australia)

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Zootaxa 2246: 58-66 (5 Oct. 2009
Making biodiversity discovery more efficient: An exploratory test using
Mexican birds
A. TOWNSEND PETERSON (USA) & ADOLFO G. NAVARRO-SIGÜENZA (Mexico)

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Zootaxa 2217: 67-68 (2 Sep. 2009
A potentially contentious case of correction under Article 32.5.1.1 of the
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
EDWARD C. DICKINSON (UK), NORMAND DAVID (Canada) & STEVEN M. S. GREGORY (UK)

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Zootaxa 2217: 56-66 (2 Sep. 2009
Justified corrections to avian names under Article 32.5.1.1 of the International
Code of Zoological Nomenclature
NORMAND DAVID (Canada), EDWARD C. DICKINSON (UK) & STEVEN M. S. GREGORY (UK)

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Zootaxa 2217: 43-55 (2 Sep. 2009
Accelerating taxonomic discovery through automated character extraction
 
JOHN LA SALLE (Australia), QUENTIN WHEELER (USA), PAUL JACKWAY (Australia), SHAUN WINTERTON (Australia), DONALD HOBERN (Australia), DAVID LOVELL (Australia)
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Zootaxa 2201: 63-68 (18 Aug. 2009
From sponges to primates: emendation of 30 species nomina dedicated to the
Swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg
STEFAN KOERBER (Germany)

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Zootaxa 2201: 26-29 (18 Aug. 2009
Endangered species and endangered knowledge
ALAIN DUBOIS (France)

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Zootaxa 2201: 21-25 (18 Aug. 2009
On the live holotype of the Galápagos pink land Iguana, Conolophus marthae
Gentile & Snell, 2009 (Squamata: Iguanidae): is it an acceptable exception?
ANDRÉ NEMÉSIO (Brazil)

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Zootaxa 2201: 12-20 (18 Aug. 2009
Type specimens, samples of live individuals and the Galapagos Pink Land
Iguana
THOMAS M. DONEGAN (UK)

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Zootaxa 2201: 11-11 (18 Aug. 2009
Commentaries on Gentile & Snell (2009): an introduction
ALESSANDRO MINELLI (Italy)

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Zootaxa 2198: 67-68 (14 Aug. 2009) 0 plates; 4 references        
A few remarks on the proposed amendment of the International Code of
Zoological Nomenclature to expand and refine methods of publication
CAIO J. CARLOS (Brazil) & JEAN-FRANÇOIS VOISIN (France)

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Zootaxa 2120: 1-2 (28 May 2009) 0 plates; 6 references                
A daily journal of taxonomy for rapid species discovery
ZHI-QIANG ZHANG (New Zealand)

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Zootaxa 2113: 63-68 (20 May 2009) 0 plates; 21 references                          
Should all other biologists follow the lead of virologists and stop italicizing the
names of living organisms? A proposal
CHARLES H. CALISHER (USA) & MARC H.V. VAN REGENMORTEL (France)

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Zootaxa 2106: 1-12 (13 May 2009) 0 plates; 90 references            
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
ALAIN DUBOIS (France)

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Zootaxa 2045: 1-14 (18 Mar. 2009) 0 plates; 35 references   
Nomenclatural availability of nomina of new species should always require the
deposition of preserved specimens in collections: a rebuttal to Donegan (2008)
ANDRÉ NEMÉSIO (Brazil)

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Zootaxa 1968: 65-68 (22 Dec. 2008) 5 plates; 10 references                          
Contributing to the progress of descriptive taxonomy
ZHI-QIANG ZHANG (New Zealand)

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Zootaxa 1965: 61-68 (17 Dec. 2008) 4 plates; 24 references                        
The Encyclopedia of Life vs. the Brochure of Life:
Exploring the relationships between the extinction of species and the inventory of life on Earth
JOSÉ ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ-OREJA (Spain)

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Zootaxa 1939: 1-9 (21 Nov. 2008) 1 plate; 31 references    2008
Studying species definitions for mutual nonexclusiveness
THOMAS MCCABE (USA)

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Zootaxa 1908: 57-67 (17 Oct. 2008) 0 plates; 14 references                
Proposed amendment of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature to expand and refine methods of publication
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
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Zootaxa 1908: 68 (17 Oct. 2008) 0 plates; 14 references                             
Opening the door to electronic publication of zoological nomenclature and taxonomy
ZHI-QIANG ZHANG (New Zealand)

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Zootaxa 1890: 59-68 (1 Oct. 2008) 3 plates; 31 references                            
The "Mihi itch"—a brief history

NEAL L. EVENHUIS (USA)

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Zootaxa 1771: 63-68 (19 May 2008
Authors of zoological publications and nomina are signatures, not persons
ALAIN DUBOIS (France)

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Zootaxa 1761: 37-48 (2 May 2008
New species and subspecies descriptions do not and should not always require a dead type specimen
THOMAS M. DONEGAN (UK)

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Zootaxa 1757: 66-68 (28 Apr. 2008
A family-series nomen based on a junior synonym is not thereby made invalid: the case of Adamansini Huber, 2007 (Cyprinotontiformes, Nothobranchiidae)
ALAIN DUBOIS (France)

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Zootaxa 1671: 1-2 (1 Jan. 2008) 6 references                          
Zoological taxonomy at 250: showcasing species descriptions in the cyber era

ZHI-QIANG ZHANG (New Zealand)
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Zootaxa 1668: 7-10 (21 Dec. 2007) 31 references                                     
Linnaeus tercentenary & invertebrate taxonomy: an introduction
ZHI-QIANG ZHANG (New Zealand) & WILLIAM A. SHEAR (USA)
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Zootaxa 1668: 10-18 (21 Dec. 2007) 44 references  
Invertebrate systematics or spineless taxonomy?
QUENTIN D. WHEELER (USA)
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Zootaxa 1668: 19-40 (21 Dec. 2007)  8 plates; 78 references 
The Tree of Life Web Project
DAVID R. MADDISON (USA), KATJA-SABINE SCHULZ (USA) & WAYNE P. MADDISON (Canada)
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Zootaxa 1668: 41-46 (21 Dec. 2007)  1 plate; 5 references 
Reflections on PEET, the Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy
JAMES E. RODMAN (USA)
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Zootaxa 1668: 47-54 (21 Dec. 2007)  2 plates; 27 references   
Archives of a small planet: The significance of museum collections and museum-based research in invertebrate taxonomy
JUDITH E. WINSTON (USA)
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Zootaxa 1668: 55-60 (21 Dec. 2007)  46 references
Invertebrate taxonomy and evolutionary developmental biology
ALESSANDRO MINELLI (Italy)
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Zootaxa 1668: 61-79 (21 Dec. 2007) 5 plates;  158 references 
A modern look at the Animal Tree of Life
GONZALO GIRIBET (USA), CASEY W. DUNN (USA), GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE (UK) & GREG W. ROUSE (USA)
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Zootaxa 1668: 81-106 (21 Dec. 2007)  56 references 
Nomina zoologica linnaeana
ALAIN
Dubois (France)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1586: 67-68 (17 Sep. 2007)  0 plates; 15 references              Accepted: 31 Aug. 2007
Integrative taxonomists should use and produce DNA barcodes
JOSE M. PADIAL & IGNACIO DE LA RIVA (Spain)

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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1577: 1-2 (7 Sep. 2007) 0 plates; 16 references                          
Taxonomy, the Cinderella of science, hidden by its evolutionary stepsister
JOSE M. PADIAL & IGNACIO DE LA RIVA (Spain)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1550: 49-68 (15 Aug. 2007) 0 plates; 53 references     
Genitives of species and subspecies nomina derived from personal names should not be emended
ALAIN DUBOIS (France)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1541: 41-48 (2 Aug. 2007) 0 plates; 22 references                          
The genitive of species-group scientific names formed from personal names
DOUGLAS BRANDON-JONES (Australia), J. W. DUCKWORTH (UK), PAULINA D. JENKINS (UK), ANTHONY B. RYLANDS (USA) & ESTEBAN E. SARMIENTO (USA)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1519: 27-68 (2 Jul. 2007) 2 plates; 133 references         
Phylogeny, taxonomy and nomenclature: the problem of taxonomic categories and of nomenclatural ranks
ALAIN DUBOIS (France)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1494: 67-68 (31 May 2007) 0 plates; 5 references                 
Comments on "Helping Solve the 'Other' Taxonomic Impediment: Completing the Eight Steps to Total Enlightenment and Taxonomic Nirvana" by Evenhuis (2007)
R. WILLS FLOWERS (USA)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1409: 1-22 (19 Feb. 2007)   76 references       
Does nomenclatural availability of nomina of new species or subspecies require the deposition of vouchers in collections?
A. DUBOIS (France) & A. NEMÉSIO (Brazil)

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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1407: 1-2 (15 Feb. 2007)  5 references                          
A forum for the discussion of issues in zoological taxonomy
Z.-Q. Zhang (New Zealand)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1407: 3-12 (15 Feb. 2007)  14 references               
Helping Solve the "Other" Taxonomic Impediment: Completing the Eight Steps to Total Enlightenment and Taxonomic Nirvana
N. L. EVENHUIS (USA)

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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1385: 67-68 (21 Dec. 2006) 1 plate; 4 references                      
The making of a mega-journal in taxonomy
Z.-Q. Zhang (New Zealand)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1360: 61-68 (20 Nov. 2006) 3 plates; 7 references                            
Substituting time-consuming pencil drawings in arthropod taxonomy using stacks of digital photographs
C.O. COLEMAN (Germany)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1337: 1-37 (19 Oct. 2006)   6 plates; 117 references  
Incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked taxa into the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: some basic questions
A. DUBOIS (France)
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 Monograph 
Zootaxa 1145: 1-110 (10 Mar. 2006) 13 plates; 188 references

The abduction of phylogenetic hypotheses
K. FITZHUGH (USA)
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Zootaxa 1093: 35-43 (8 Dec. 2005) 1 plate; 32 references         
A simple solution for accurate measuring of long and contorted ovipositors in pinned specimens of Hymenoptera
A. P. AGUIAR (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1008: 30-38 (14 Jun. 2005) 2 plates; 12 references           
An accurate procedure to describe colors in taxonomic works, with an example from Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera)
A.P. AGUIAR (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 385: 1-68 (16 December 2003) 3 plates; 3 references   
Publication and dating of the journals forming the Annals and Magazine of Natural History and the Journal of Natural History
N.L. EVENHUIS (USA)

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