Species are not Uniquely Real Biological Entities

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 110-122

  Mishler, Brent D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation biology implications; DNA barcoding; Organismal specialty; Rank free phylogenetic classifications; Return to darwinian view of species; Species not uniquely real biological entities; Species concept grouping vs. ranking; Truly rank free classification; Uniquely real biological entities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889470020     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444314922.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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