Avian Classification and Animal Kingdom: DNA's New Insights
Linnaeus's Lasting Legacy: The Foundation of Order For centuries, our understanding of the avian world relied heavily on the meticulous work of Carl Linnaeus. His hierarchical system, established in the 18th century, provided a foundational framework for classifying organisms based on observable physical characteristics. Linnaeus's system, with its elegant arrangement of nested categories – kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species – remains a cornerstone of modern biology, providing a structure for organizing the immense diversity of life....