Taxonomic inflation and the poverty of the Phylogenetic Species Concept – a reply to Gippoliti and Groves

Taxonomic inflation and the poverty of the Phylogenetic Species Concept – a reply to Gippoliti and Groves

There has been an ongoing debate over mammalian taxonomy, species splitting and the Phylogenetic Species Concept (PSC). As a reply to a recent commentary in this journal, we characterise the PSC in its two most widely used versions (based on diagnosability and monophyly, respectively) and highlight...

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Published in:Hystrix Vol. 24; no. 2; p. 142
Main Authors: Zachos, Frank E, Lovari, Sandro
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Varese Associazione Teriologica Italiana 2013
Subjects:
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Species
Taxonomy
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Summary:There has been an ongoing debate over mammalian taxonomy, species splitting and the Phylogenetic Species Concept (PSC). As a reply to a recent commentary in this journal, we characterise the PSC in its two most widely used versions (based on diagnosability and monophyly, respectively) and highlight both its theoretical flaws and practical shortcomings for taxonomy, evolutionary biology and conservation.
ISSN:0394-1914
1825-5272
DOI:10.4404/hystrix-24.1-8849