The Species Problem: A Philosophical Analysis

by Richard A. Richards

Book Overview

There is long-standing disagreement among systematists about how to divide biodiversity into species. Over twenty different species concepts are used to group organisms, according to criteria as diverse as morphological or molecular similarity, interbreeding and genealogical relationships. This, combined with the implications of evolutionary biology, raises the worry that either there is no single kind of species, or that species are not real. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521196833
• ISBN13: 9780521196833
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"