Gifford Pinchot points out that in colonial and pioneer days the forest was a foe and an obstacle to the settler. It had to be cleared away... But [now] as a nation we have not yet come to have a… — Richard E. Blackwelder Copy Share Image
Zoological taxonomists in general are inclined to be practical workers rather than philosophers, if only because they face such an unending task that they… — Richard E. Blackwelder Copy Share Image
The study of taxonomy in its broadest sense is probably the oldest branch of biology or natural history as well as the basis for… — Richard E. Blackwelder Copy Share Image
Gifford Pinchot points out that in colonial and pioneer days the forest was a foe and an obstacle to the settler. It had to… — Richard E. Blackwelder Copy Share Image
[About a conference on Systematic Biology] Many interesting statements were made that apply directly to the work of taxonomists. In some cases the interest… — Richard E. Blackwelder Copy Share Image
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