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Pattern, process and the evolution of meaning: Species and units of selection

dc.contributor.authorLevy, André
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-12T11:51:05Z
dc.date.available2012-05-12T11:51:05Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractMany of the fundamental concepts of biology lack consensual, precise definitions. Partly, this is due to a contrast between our discrete language and the continuous character of nature. Some debates over these concepts are confounded by the use of the same terms with different specific meanings, indicating a possible need for an expanded scientific lexicon. Words have their own histories, and frequently scientific terms with a vernacular origin retain associated vestigial meanings. Even terms newly coined within science have histories and changing meanings, which can lead to confusion among debaters. Debates over concepts are further confounded when the same terms are used in different fields of biology, with distinct (even conflicting) objectives, and by biologists with different approaches and perspectives. I illustrate these issues by considering the debate over the concept of species and the unit of selection.por
dc.identifier.citationTheory in Biosciences, 129, 159-166por
dc.identifier.issn1431-7613
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1381
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSpringerpor
dc.subjectDefinitionpor
dc.subjectLanguagepor
dc.subjectSpecies conceptpor
dc.subjectUnit of selectionpor
dc.titlePattern, process and the evolution of meaning: Species and units of selectionpor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceHeidelbergpor
oaire.citation.endPage166por
oaire.citation.startPage159por
oaire.citation.titleTheory in Biosciencespor
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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