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2022
Journal article
Species as a Heuristic: Reconciling Theory and Practice.
Species are crucial to most branches of biological research, yet remain controversial in terms of definition, delimitation, and reality. The difficulty of resolving the “species problem” stems from the tension between their theoretical concept as groups of evolving and highly variable organisms and the practical need for a stable and...Wells, Tom ; Carruthers, Tom ; Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo ; Sumadijaya, Alex ; Wood, John R I …
Heuristic, Species problem, Cohesion, Homeostasis, and Lineage
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2019
Journal article
A taxonomic monograph of Ipomoea integrated across phylogenetic scales
Taxonomic monographs have the potential to make a unique contribution to the understanding of global biodiversity. However, such studies, now rare, are often considered too daunting to undertake within a realistic time frame, especially as the world’s collections have doubled in size in recent times. Here, we report a global-scale...Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo ; Carruthers, Tom ; Wood, John R. I. ; Williams, Bethany R. M. ; Weitemier, Kevin …