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Title:
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A sea of turmoil at the heart of taxonomy |
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Author:
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Wilson, Paul Siri |
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Type:
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Article |
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Abstract:
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In this paper I argue that formal taxonomic groups, like families and genera, need not be monophyletic, i.e., need not include all the descendants of a common ancestor. |
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Description:
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Published in the newsletter of the North Coast Chapter, California Native Society. I have since changed my mind, in part because it is now much easier to know the evolutionary tree. |
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URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/10211.2/743
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Date:
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1985-10 |
