Species Concepts in Biology Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance / by Frank E. Zachos.

Species Concepts in Biology Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance /

Frank E. Zachos offers a comprehensive review of one of today’s most important and contentious issues in biology: the species problem. After setting the stage with key background information on the topic, the book provides a brief history of species concepts from antiquity to the Modern Synthesis, f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zachos, Frank E., 1974- (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Biology > Philosophy.
Biodiversity.
Evolution (Biology)
Ecology.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the species problem
  • A brief history of species concepts and the species problem
  • The metaphysics, or ontology, of species: classes, natural kinds or invidivuals?-An annotated list of species concepts
  • Species concepts and beyond – selected topics relating to the species problem
  • Species delimitation: discrete names in a continuous world with fuzzy boundaries
  • The practical relevance of species concepts and the species problem
  • A brief summary of the book
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index.

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