Species problems and beyond contemporary issues in philosophy and practice / edited by John S. Wilkins, Frank E. Zachos, and Igor Ya. Pavlinov.

Other author Wilkins, John S., 1955-
Other author Zachos, Frank E., 1974-
Other author Pavlinov, I. I�ŁA. (Igor�£ I�ŁAkovlevich)
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoBoca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
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SeriesSpecies and Systematics
Contents We are nearly ready to begin the species problem / Matthew J. Barker -- Is the species problem that important? / Yuichi Amitani -- 'Species' as a technical term : Multiple meanings in practice, one idea in theory / Thomas A.C. Reydon -- What should species be? Taxonomic inflation and the ethics of splitting and lumping / Jay Odenbaugh -- The good species / John S. Wilkins -- Species in the time of big data : the multi-species coalescent, the general lineage concept, and species delimitation / Aleta Quinn -- Species delimitation using molecular data / Megan L. Smith, Bryan C. Carstens -- Taxonomic order, disorder and governance / Stijn Conix, Stephen T. Garnett, Frank E. Zachos, Les Christidis -- Ecology, evolution, and systematics in a post-species world / Brent D. Mishler -- The species before and after Linnaeus - tension between disciplinary nomadism and conservative nomenclature / Alessandro Minelli -- Taxonomic hierarchies as a tool for coping with the complexity of biodiversity / Julia D. Sigwart -- The species problem from a conceptualist's viewpoint / Igor Ya. Pavlinov -- (Some) Species are processes / John Dupr©♭ -- Metaphysical presuppositions about species stability : problematic and unavoidable / Catherine Kendig -- Critique of taxonomic reason(ing) : nature's joints in light of an 'honest' species concept and Kurt H©ơbner's historistic philosophy of science / Frank E. Zachos -- Continuing after species : an afterword / Robert A. Wilson.
Abstract "This book presents opposing views on the current philosophical and conceptual issues of the Species Problem in biology. Topics include ontology of species, definitions of species category and units, species rank, speciation issues, nomenclature, ecology, and species conservation"-- Provided by publisher.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Species problems and beyond First edition. Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 9780367425371
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