04296cam a2200805Ia 4500 ocn842932611 OCoLC 20171106121544.0 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 130514s2012 gw a ob 001 0 eng d 9783527664252 (electronic bk.) 3527664254 (electronic bk.) 1299559824 (ebk) 9781299559820 (ebk) 9783527332076 3527332073 3527664254 (ePDF) 9783527664269 (ePub) 3527664262 (ePub) 9783527664276 (mobi) 3527664270 (mobi) 9783527664283 (oBook) 3527664289 (oBook) EB00084327 Recorded Books AU@ 000051629446 CHBIS 010026737 CHVBK 306232286 DEBBG BV041829499 DEBBG BV041912167 DEBBG BV042067946 DEBSZ 397539215 DEBSZ 449357899 NZ1 15915207 (OCoLC)842932611 (OCoLC)830367374 (OCoLC)842881881 (OCoLC)865020453 487232 MIL N$T eng pn N$T YDXCP OCLCO DG1 IUL E7B CDX HEBIS DEBSZ DEBBG IDEBK MHW MEAUC SFB RECBK LVT OCLCQ COO OCLCF OCLCQ MAIN QH83 .K787 2012eb QH lcco SCI 027000 bisacsh 576.86 23 Kunz, Werner, 1940- Do species exist? : principles of taxonomic classification / Werner Kunz. [electronic resource] Principles of taxonomic classification 1st ed. Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-Blackwell ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], ©2012. 1 online resource (xxxiii, 245 pages) : illustrations (some color) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Are species constructs of the human mind? -- Why is there a species problem? -- Is the biological species a class or is it an individual? -- What are traits in taxonomy? -- Diversity within the species : polymorphisms and the polytypic species -- Biological species as gene-flow community -- The cohesion of organisms through genealogical lineage (cladistics) -- Outlook. The species problem (the two questions, do species exist and, if yes, according to what criteria do two individuals belong to the same species) is one of the oldest questions in biology. Darwin's 'Origin of the Species' was - and still is - one of the most comprehensive answers to this problem. However, even Darwin's work cannot satisfactorily explain many of the speciation questions. Over the years, many concurrent taxonomic systems have evolved each of them particularly well suited for the speciation of certain groups of organisms but all of them fail to provide a universal answer to all questions relating to speciation. Do Species Exist? is a readily comprehensible guide for a wide audience of biologists, field taxonomists and philosophers, giving an excellent overview of the species problem without delving into the many feuds between the different schools of taxonomy. Print version record. Species Philosophy. Biology Classification Philosophy. Biodiversity Philosophy. SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution. bisacsh Biodiversity Philosophy. fast (OCoLC)fst01429900 Biology. fast (OCoLC)fst00832383 Species Philosophy. fast (OCoLC)fst01129009 Systematik gnd (DE-588)4128136-6 Art gnd (DE-588)4143113-3 Zuordnung gnd (DE-588)4192420-4 Electronic books. Print version: Kunz, Werner, 1940- Do species exist? 1st ed. Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-Blackwell ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], ©2012 9783527332076 (DLC) 2012540503 (OCoLC)795182502 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527664283 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 206719 206719