Message 2005-12-0060: Re: PhyloCode Taxonomic Classifications

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:57:41 +0000

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Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:57:41 +0000
From: [unknown]
To: phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu
Subject: Re: PhyloCode Taxonomic Classifications

How about accepting the last part for Species for PhyloCode:Individua=
l groups whose members are diverging from one another towards separat=
e species if not prevented from doing so. Sounds vague enough?=20
Yisrael Asper
yisraelasper@comcast.net
Pittsburgh PA


> >but if asexually produced they pass down their own forms [they are=
 genetic=20
> >replicas] with both type of groups [sexually and asexualy produced=
=20
> group's]>members diverging from one another towards separate specie=
s if not=20
> >prevented from doing so [this part modifies the above to allow for=
 >development=20
> towards new species].
> I tried to come up with as wide a definition as possible for PhyloC=
ode because=20
> of all this disagreement. By default the only other alternative is =
to have no=20
> species names for PhyloCode.=20
> Yisrael Asper
> yisraelasper@comcast.net
> Pittsburgh PA
>=20
>=20
> > > So talk of seeing how to specify species using PhyloCode are no=
t
> > > strictly a part of PhyloCode?
> >=20
> > Yes (at least so far).
> >=20
> > > In any event with all the various definitions of species, for
> > > PhyloCode would the following do?
> >=20
> > Good luck trying to convince all biologists of one species concep=
t...
> >=20
> > > Species:If sexually produced they are groups of actually or
> > > potentially interbreeding natural populations
> >=20
> > A very good concept as long as we strictly stay in the present. I=
t's=20
> > almost entirely useless for fossils. Even for extant species it o=
ften=20
> > requires a lot of data that are simply not known.
> >=20
> > > but if asexually produced they pass down their own forms with b=
oth
> > > type of groups members diverging from one another towards separ=
ate
> > > species if not prevented from doing so.
> >=20
> > I don't understand what you mean.
> >=20
> > --=20
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