Do species exist? : principles of taxonomic classification /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kunz, Werner, 1940-
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-Blackwell ; [2012]
• Έκδοση: 1st ed.
• Θέματα: Species > Philosophy.; Biology > Classification > Philosophy.; Biodiversity > Philosophy.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.; Biology.; Systematik; Art; Zuordnung; Electronic books.

The species problem (the two questions, do species exist and, if yes, according to what criteria do two individuals belong to the same species) is one of the oldest questions in biology. Darwin's 'Origin of the Species' was - and still is - one of the most comprehensive answers to thi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Are species constructs of the human mind?
• Why is there a species problem?
• Is the biological species a class or is it an individual?
• What are traits in taxonomy?
• Diversity within the species : polymorphisms and the polytypic species
• Biological species as gene-flow community
• The cohesion of organisms through genealogical lineage (cladistics)
• Outlook.