Consensus and a Unified Species Paradigm: Reality or Idle Hope
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Many systematic biologists claim that a new paradigm about species classification has been established in their discipline. This paradigm, which I call the ‘unified paradigm’, consists set of theoretical claims and methodological practices centered around view are independently evolving lineages. paper sets out basic principles this looks at biological textbooks, publication patterns citation to evaluate there is growing consensus it.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophy, theory, and practice in biology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2475-3025']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio.2102