Re: Species is only Taxonomic level that is "real"

Posted by Kenney Krysko on January 06, 1999 at 16:13:19:

In Reply to: Species is only Taxonomic level that is "real" posted by Troy Hibbitts on December 30, 1998 at 18:35:56:

Troy,
I'm glad you took this one! Surely I could have added some points, but you said it pretty clearly.

Although we argue about the definition, species are real. Not only systematists, but even people in isolated areas of the world know what animals are the same from their area.

No matter what characters one prefers to use (morphology, molecular genetics, behavior, etc.) to define species, it sure is interesting just how close the evolutionary trees are to one another supporting close relationships.

Did we open up a can of worms here?! I love it.

Kenney Krysko
Dept. of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
and Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
http://grove.ufl.edu/~kenneyk/uf.htm

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: Troy, : I'm glad you took this one! Surely I could have added some points, but you said it pretty clearly. : Although we argue about the definition, species are real. Not only systematists, but even people in isolated areas of the world know what animals are the same from their area. : No matter what characters one prefers to use (morphology, molecular genetics, behavior, etc.) to define species, it sure is interesting just how close the evolutionary trees are to one another supporting close relationships. : Did we open up a can of worms here?! I love it. : Kenney Krysko : Dept. of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation : and Florida Museum of Natural History : University of Florida : http://grove.ufl.edu/~kenneyk/uf.htm

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