Kunz, Werner 1940- creator text bibliography Electronic books. gw Weinheim, Germany Chichester Wiley-Blackwell John Wiley [distributor] ©2012 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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1 online resource (xxxiii, 245 pages) : illustrations (some color) 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. 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. Werner Kunz. Includes bibliographical references and index. Species Philosophy Biology Classification Philosophy Biodiversity Philosophy SCIENCE Life Sciences Evolution Biodiversity Philosophy Biology Species Philosophy Systematik Art Zuordnung QH83 .K787 2012eb 576.86 Kunz, Werner, 1940- Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-Blackwell ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], ©2012 1st ed. (DLC) 2012540503 (OCoLC)795182502 9783527664252 3527664254 1299559824 9781299559820 EB00084327 Recorded Books 487232 MIL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527664283 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527664283 N$T 130514 20171106121544.0 ocn842932611 eng