Updating the Linnaean Heritage: Names as tools for talking about animals and plants is approaching

The Two-day Meeting “Updating the Linnaean Heritage: Names as tools for talking about animals and plants is approaching“. The event is scheduled for the 29th to 30th of May 2008 at Padua University, Italy With the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Linnaeus established what eventually became the start of modern zoological nomenclature. 250 years later, the importance of names in

The Two-day Meeting “Updating the Linnaean Heritage: Names as tools for talking about animals and plants is approaching“.

The event is scheduled for the 29th to 30th of May 2008 at Padua University, Italy With the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Linnaeus established what eventually became the start of modern zoological nomenclature. 250 years later, the importance of names in scientific communication still invites fresh discussion on the different aspects of biological nomenclature. An international panel of 14 renowned scientists will present current perspectives and challenging proposals about names for taxa and names for other important biological objects and concepts.

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