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What is a Species? Scientific American—June 2008
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What is a Species? Scientific American—June 2008
1. What is the issue with the wolves in Algonquin Provincial Park?
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2. What was a major flaw in Linnaeus’ initial declaration about the different species that exist? Why is it a flaw?
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3. Why is isolation the best way to understand how genetic differences arise among an exiting species? ______________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Explain the differences between the biological species concept and the phylogenetic species concept. ______________________________________________________________________________________
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5. What is a problem with the phylogenetic species concept?
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6. What are microbes unable to fit well in Mayr’s species concept?
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