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100 1 $aKunz, Werner,$d1940-
245 10 $aDo species exist? :$bprinciples of taxonomic classification /$cWerner Kunz.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aWeinheim, Germany :$bWiley-Blackwell ;$aChichester :$bJohn Wiley [distributor],$cc2012.
300 $axxxiii, 245 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index.
505 0 $aAre 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.
520 $aThe 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.
650 0 $aSpecies$xPhilosophy.
650 0 $aBiology$vClassification$xPhilosophy.
650 0 $aBiodiversity$xPhilosophy.
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856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1310/2012540503-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1310/2012540503-t.html