Access
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
Commentary
Nature 446, 261-262 (15 March 2007) | doi:10.1038/446261a; Published online 14 March 2007
Open Innovation Challenges
- More Challenges
- Powered by:
nature jobs
Postdoctoral Position
- Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) of Immunobiology
- Freiburg Germany
Copy Editor
- Indegene Lifesystems Pvt. Ltd
- Bengaluru 560 071 India
Spreading the word
Sandra Knapp1, Andrew Polaszek2 & Mark Watson3
- Sandra Knapp is in the Department of Botany, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
- Andrew Polaszek is at the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
- Mark Watson is at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, UK.
Abstract
Keeping track of new species names is a growing challenge for modern taxonomists. Sandra Knapp, Andrew Polaszek and Mark Watson make the case for electronic publication of scientific names.
When Carl Linnaeus was born in 1707, plants and animals were not given 'scientific' Latin names. Instead they were referred to by 'phrase names' consisting of complete descriptions in Latin, sometimes running into several paragraphs.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS
These links to content published by NPG are automatically generated.
