The Simpsons on taxonomy 18 Mar 2009 Homer: “Oh, I just love it here! So many things, and so many things of each thing!” From here (go look!) via here. Humor Species and systematics
Species and systematics Taxonomy, the fading field 2 Jun 2009 A very nice piece in The Scientist (free registration) points out how traditional taxonomy is being replaced by the sexier molecular techniques (no mention of barcoding), and how this means that important connections between species are being missed, as they rapidly disappear. Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity Theories of speciation 1 Sep 200718 Sep 2017 Continuing on from my last post, let’s consider the modes of speciation that are called into account for the existence of species. Read More