Species Concepts in Biology Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Zachos, Frank E. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Biology > Philosophy.; Biodiversity.; Evolutionary biology.; Environment.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Philosophy of Biology.; Environment, general.

Frank E. Zachos offers a comprehensive review of one of today’s most important and contentious issues in biology: the species problem. After setting the stage with key background information on the topic, the book provides a brief history of species concepts from antiquity to the Modern Synthesis, f...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction to the species problem
• A brief history of species concepts and the species problem
• The metaphysics, or ontology, of species: classes, natural kinds or invidivuals?-An annotated list of species concepts
• Species concepts and beyond – selected topics relating to the species problem
• Species delimitation: discrete names in a continuous world with fuzzy boundaries
• The practical relevance of species concepts and the species problem
• A brief summary of the book
• Glossary
• References
• Index.