ABSTRACT
The species problem has thus involved difculties in understanding the ontological status of fundamental biological units, and failure to interrelate levels of integration in the appropriate manner. … In addition we should note that
6.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................69 6.2 Methods .......................................................................................................... 71 6.3 Results ............................................................................................................. 72
6.3.1 Are Species Real? ............................................................................... 72 6.3.2 Philosophically, Species Are (Category)… ....................................... 72 6.3.3 Are Subspecies Real? ......................................................................... 73 6.3.4 What Species Concept Do You Follow? ............................................. 74
6.4 Discussion ....................................................................................................... 74 6.5 A Response: Incongruence and Implications ................................................. 75 6.6 Conclusions ..................................................................................................... 76 Appendix 6.1 General Biology Textbook Citations for Species Denitions ........77 Appendix 6.2 Survey .............................................................................................77 References ................................................................................................................ 78
we often fail to solve our problems because we cannot even identify them. Under such circumstances, conceptual investigations do more than just help. They are the only way out.
