On 22 June 2010 14:06, <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a major problem with latin names in a number of taxa. It seems that > if tehre are 5 consecutive wet days in Summer a couple of researchers put > their heads together and concoct new names, move things about, split, or > combine species.
And the actual problem here is that "species" as biology now understands it is more than a little fluid, which is why researchers look forward to those five consecutive wet days in summer, to sort out the mess ... the problem you describe is how to make rigid descriptions of something at the fluid level. - d. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
