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1. Systematics as profession

2. Positions for professional taxonomist exist in museum at universities ad in various agencies for the government A well trained taxonomist is particularly well qualified to teach a general courses in zoology or biology because he has the broad background in zoology, morphology, physiology, genetics. And ecology with some specialists for the lack of time are unable to acquire Entomologist have done the same for cicads and grasshopers Ecologist have sometimes taken up taxonomist studies in order to give a new dimension for their ecological research Virtually taxonomist have a broad interest in biogeography and most major contribution to this branch of biology were made by taxonomists Now that ‘taxonomist character’ mean not only aspects of morphology but every kind of manifestation of the genotype there is continuous transgression of the borders between taxonomy, physiology, behavior, genetics, biochemistry and so forth Opportunities and Difficulties

3. Regular courses in methods and principles of taxonomy are comparatively new phenomenon. Formally the young taxonomists learned as apprentice to a master. Perhaps this is in part responsible for highly uneven quality of taxonomic work done in the past A competence of such breath is demanded from the professional taxonomist of today that the method of apprenticeship is no longer sufficient One expects from the well trained taxonomist a broad knowledge of zoology a through knowledge of the comparative morphology of the group in which he is specialized and an understanding of genetics and evolutionary biology He must be versed in statistical method and if possible in the use of computer One might add incidentally that a broad knowledge of the classification of animal should be not merely useful but an indispensible part of the equipment of every biologist regardless of the field of specialization

4. Professional organization Systematic zoologist of most countries have own professional organizations have own professional organizations. Some of these are devoted to systematic, other are specialized societies like the A merican Ornithologists union the entomologist society of America All aspects of animal taxonomy are represented in the society of systematic of zoology the only broad systematic society in the country and publisher of systematic zoology. A comparable organization in great Britain is the systematic association publish of symposia As far as general systematic is concerned must relevant material is also published in the journals evolution

5. Judging from the development of recent decades, the systematic has every reason to be optimistic about future of his field Simpson 1948 put it very well when he said that systematic is at the same time the most elementary and most inclusive part of zoology most elementary because animals cannot be discussed or treated in scientific way until some taxonomy has been achieved and most inclusive because in its various branches gather together utilizes, summarized and implment