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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 623-636 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 23 Feb 2019 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
Abstract
This paper addresses the two problems that together constitute the species problem: the grouping problem (the question: on what basis should organisms be allocated to groups that are candidate species?) and the ranking problem (the question: on what basis should such groups be ranked as species?). We inquire what it means to say that species are real or that species are natural units, and argue for solutions to the grouping and ranking problems that allow us to be realists about species while at the same time avoiding the problems of a naive realism about species. In the account presented here, theoretical relevance is what constitutes the reality of species.
Keywords
- DNA barcoding, Grouping problem, Integrative taxonomy, Philosophy of biology, Pluralism, Ranking problem, Realism, Species problem
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 126, No. 4, 04.2019, p. 623-636.
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T1 - Species as natural entities, instrumental units and ranked taxa
T2 - New perspectives on the grouping and ranking problems
AU - Reydon, Thomas A.C.
AU - Kunz, Werner
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