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No, there are many choices, each with subtle distinctions. What's your definition? Nature does not strictly define species, and how does it provide evolutionar
by jimmywanger 10y ago
No, there are many choices, each with subtle distinctions. What's your definition?
Nature does not strictly define species, and how does it provide evolutionary insight exactly?
- smadge 10y agoThere's a misunderstanding. I agree that there is no good definition of species. However, there is a good definition of clade, taxon, or monophyletic group. The author is suggesting that paraphyletic and polyphyletic taxonomical groups that are based on biases, intuition, or morphological similarities. We should distinguish between groups based on traits and groups based evolutionary history, and not conflate the two.