Species concepts should not conflict with evolutionary history, but often do

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-414

  Velasco, Joel D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological Species Concept; Phylogenetic Species Concept; Phylogenetic Trees; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SPECIATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 56249095461     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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