Is this the case in animals too? Lets say common-toad which is not a species of Toad (Bufo/Anaxyrhynus)?
Man, this is getting complex! On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Don McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote: > Sometimes a hyphen (Douglas-fir), or sometimes two words are just > concatenated (e.g., western redcedar = Thuja plicata, > family Cupressaceae). Perhaps a better way to phrase it is "not the species > or family you might think it is". > > Caveat -- I'm not a botanist. > > On 1-Oct-09, at 7:02 PM, Warren W. Aney wrote: > >> A botanist may correct me, but my understanding is hyphenation is used to >> indicate the common name is not a true species, e.g., Douglas-fir is not a >> true fir. >> >> Warren W. Aney >> Senior Wildlife Ecologist >> Tigard, OR >> > > Don McKenzie, Research Ecologist > Pacific WIldland Fire Sciences Lab > US Forest Service > > Affiliate Professor > School of Forest Resources, College of the Environment > CSES Climate Impacts Group > University of Washington > > desk: 206-732-7824 > cell: 206-321-5966 > [email protected] > [email protected] > -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Texas A&M University-Texarkana Fall Teaching Schedule: Vertebrate Biology - TR 10-11:40; General Ecology - MW 1-2:40pm; Forensic Science - W 6-9:40pm Office Hourse- TBA 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
