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Do Species Exist? - Principles of Taxonomic Classification (Hardcover)
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Do Species Exist? - Principles of Taxonomic Classification (Hardcover)
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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 this problem. However, even Darwin's work
cannot satisfactorily explain many of the speciation questions.
Over the years, many concurrent taxonomic systems have evolved each
of them particularly well suited for the speciation of certain
groups of organisms but all of them fail to provide a universal
answer to all questions relating to speciation. "Do Species Exist?"
is a readily comprehensible guide for a wide audience of
biologists, field taxonomists and philosophers, giving an excellent
overview of the species problem without delving into the many feuds
between the different schools of taxonomy. Written by a geneticist
with extensive experience in field taxonomy, this practical book
provides the sound scientific background to the problems arising
with classifying organisms according to species. It covers the main
current theories of specification and gives a number of examples
that cannot be explained by any single theory alone.
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