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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 20:02:05 -0500
From: Philip Cantino <cantino@ohiou.edu>
To: PhyloCode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu
Subject: Fwd: Re: codes
>At 04:52 PM 2/9/01 -0600, David Hillis wrote: > >1. ALL clades would be defined phylogenetically. Thus, we would know what > >was meant by the use of a certain name, and be assured that the group was > >actually a real historical group in the tree of Life. Right now, we have no > >way of determining if a given name applies to a real group, and 100 > >systematists could use that name in at least 100 different ways, since that > >is a subjective decision. Jonathan Wagner wrote: > Sadly, the inclusion of provisions for qualifying clauses in the Code falsifies this statement. How so? I don't follow your reasoning. Could you provide an example of how a qualifying clause falsifies David's statement? Phil Philip D. Cantino Professor and Chair Department of Environmental and Plant Biology Ohio University Athens, OH 45701-2979 U.S.A. Phone: (740) 593-1128; 593-1126 Fax: (740) 593-1130 e-mail: cantino@ohio.edu