Species concepts and phylogenetic theory : a debate / edited by Quentin D. Wheeler and Rudolf Meier.

Other author Wheeler, Quentin D., 1954-
Other author Meier, Rudolf.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2000.
Descriptionxii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents Species concepts in theoretical and applied biology: a systematic debate with consequences / Joel Cracraft -- The biological species concept / Ernst Mayr -- The hennigian species concept / Rudolf Meier, Rainer Willmann -- The phylogenetic species concept (sensu Mishler and Theriot): monophyly, apomorphy, and phylogenetic species concepts / Brent D. Mishler, Edward C. Theriot -- The phylogenetic species concept (sensu Wheeler and Platnick) / Quentin D. Wheeler, Norman I. Platnick -- The evolutionary species concept / E.O. Wiley, Richard L. Mayden -- A critique from the biological species concept perspective: what is a species, and what is not? / Ernst Mayr -- A critique from the hennigian species concept perspective / Rainer Willmann, Rudolf Meier -- A critique from the Mishler and Theriot phylogenetic species concept perspective: monophyly, apomorphy, and phylogenetic species concepts / Brent D. Mishler, Edward C. Theriot -- A critique from the Wheeler and Platnick phylogenetic species concept perspective: problems with alternative concepts of species / Quentin D. Wheeler, Norman I. Platnick -- A critique from the evolutionary species concept perspective / E.O. Wiley, Richard L. Mayden -- A defense of the biological species concept / Ernst Mayr -- A defense of the hennigian species concept / Rudolf Meier, Rainer Willmann -- A defense of the phylogenetic species concept (sensu Mishler and Theriot): monophyly, apomorphy, and phylogenetic species concepts / Brent D. Mishler, Edward C. Theriot -- A defense of the phylogenetic species concept (sensu Wheeler and Platnick) / Norman I. Platnick, Quentin D. Wheeler -- A defense of the evolutionary species concept / E.O. Wiley, Richard L. Mayden.
Local noteLittle-348961--305131055144W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [209]-224) and index.
LCCN 99044163
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