
Species Concepts and Phylogenetic Theory
A Debate
By: Quentin Wheeler (Editor), Rudolf Meier (Editor)
Paperback | 22 June 2000 | Edition Number 1
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Quentin D. Wheeler and Rudolf Meier present a debate among top systematic biology theorists to consider the strengths and weaknesses of five competing concepts. Debaters include (1) Ernst Mayr (Biological Species Concept), (2) Rudolf Meier and Rainer Willmann (Hennigian species concept), (3) Brent Mishler and Edward Theriot (one version of the Phylogenetic Species Concept), (4) Quentin Wheeler and Norman Platnick (a competing version of the Phylogenetic Species Concept), and (5) E. O. Wiley and Richard Mayden (the Evolutionary Species Concept).
Each author or pair of authors contributes three essays to the debate: first, a position paper with an opening argument for their respective concept of species; second, a counterpoint view of the weakness of competing concepts; and, finally, a rebuttal of the attacks made by other authors. This unique and lively debate format makes the comparative advantages and disadvantages of competing species concepts clear and accessible in a single book for the first time, bringing to light numerous controversies in phylogenetic theory, taxonomy, and philosophy of science that are important to a wide audience. Species Concepts and Phylogenetic Theory will meet a need among scientists, conservationists, policy-makers, and students of biology for an explicit, critical evaluation of a large and complex literature on species. An important reference for professionals, the book will prove especially useful in classrooms and discussion groups where students may find a concise, lucid entree to one of the most complex questions facing science and society.
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ISBN: 9780231101431
ISBN-10: 0231101430
Published: 22nd June 2000
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 256
Audience: General Adult
For Ages: 22+ years old
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: US
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 25.26 x 18.01 x 1.34
Weight (kg): 0.44
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