Education and Outreach
On this page we are making a number of presentations on nomenclature available to you, courtesy of the authors. Use these for an overview of topics related to nomenclature, or as a basis for teaching nomenclature in your own courses. Examples in these talks are often drawn from the authors' areas of expertise, and each is constructed differently. Presentation here does not imply that all contents have been vetted by the ICZN. Please do give credit to the original author if you use this material.
We welcome further contributions.
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A general introduction to scientific nomenclature For biologists. Approximately 1 hour, 54 slides, in English. By Hendrik Segers, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, prepared for a shortcourse at Hue University in Vietnam, 2009. |
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Course on zoological nomenclature A very popular course in nomenclature in five detailed parts, taught over 20 hours, in Spanish, by Miguel Alonso-Zarazaga, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid SPAIN. The course has been presented yearly, but will have a hiatus in 2010, when a four hour version will be taught at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. |
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A talk in three parts for an audience of taxonomists Introduction to Zoological Nomenclature (Part 1). Approximately 1 hour, 38 slides, in English. By Jerry Hooker, Dep't of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, London, UK |
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Two talks for students in Systematics & Biodiversity MSc course In English, by Ellinor Michel, Secretariat, R. Pyle & A. Polaszek, ICZN, c/o Natural History Museum, London Introduction to zoological nomenclature and the ICZN (2009), 117 slides, 1.5 hours. |
