Wilkins, John S. (2009) Species are not theoretical objects, or, On what there is in biology. [Preprint]
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Abstract
It is often claimed that species are the units of evolution, but this is not defined or clearly explained. In this paper I will argue that species are phenomenal objects that stand in need of explanation, but that they are not objects required by any theory of biology. I further define, or rather describe, species as the genealogical cluster of various lineages at the genetic, haplotype, genomic, organismic, and population level, in keeping with my previous discussions.
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Item Type: | Preprint | ||||||
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Additional Information: | Under review | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Systematics General Issues > Theory/Observation |
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Depositing User: | John S Wilkins | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2009 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:18 | ||||||
Item ID: | 4835 | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Systematics General Issues > Theory/Observation |
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Date: | January 2009 | ||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4835 |
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