Tom Waits on Entomology 13 Nov 2009 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBkyaJqQ-50] Biology Ecology and Biodiversity Species and systematics
Ecology and Biodiversity Ten quirky species… 28 May 2008 <insert The Count From Sesame Street‘s laugh here> Okay, so the International Institute for Species Exploration has come up with a list of ten new species named in the last year. It’s clearly for promotional purposes, with nothing much other than an interest in new species underpinning it for all… Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity The origins of “speciation” 29 Mar 20145 Apr 2014 As I do some research on the history of speciation theories, I came across this, which is perhaps the original coining of the term: Evolution is a process of organic change and development, universal and continuous, and due to causes resident in species. Speciation, to give the other process a… Read More
Biology A current list of species concepts 18 Nov 201718 Nov 2017 As part of my book, I have updated the list of species concepts. Thought you lot might like this: Species conceptions Basic Convention Taxonomic species [TSC] Diagnostic Morphospecies [MSC] Genealogy Evolutionary species [ESC] [Monophyly] Phylospecies [PSC] Gene-based Genetic species [GSC] Reproductive reach Biospecies [BSC] Ecological niche Ecospecies [EcSC] Replacement concepts… Read More