Microtaxonomy: Species Concept and Towards Speciation Flashcards
deals with the classification of organisms
macrotaxonomy
procedures that look at evolutionary factors
gamma taxonomy
deals with demarcation of a species (what makes a species a species)
microtaxonomy
steps in taxonomical study that deals with procedures for recognition and description of species
alpha taxonomy
procedures done to classify the species in a hierarchical system
beta taxonomy
this is done in alpha taxonomy because available specimens do not adequately cover the suspected geographic range of the certain species
collection
proof that specimen is existing
voucher specimens
done in alpha taxonomy to verify if specimen is novel
verification
A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring
species
relies only on similarities and differences between present organisms
phenetic
describes pathways of ancestry and how these characters of organisms arose in evolution
phylogenetic
states that a species is a community whose distinctive morphological characters are sufficiently definite to entitle it to a specific name; you call it a species if these individuals looks similar
Morphological Species Concept
mimic resembles a model that is poisonous or unpleasant to eat
Batesian Mimicry
species look the same because of same geographical conditions
Sympatric Species
2 or more equally poisonous or distasteful species that have a similar color pattern
Mullerian Mimicry
states that a species is a group of potentially or actually interbreeding individuals who are reproductively isolated from other groups;
a set of individuals who reproduced new individuals that are similar to themselves are the same species;
species are those who can reproduce and is incapable to mate with different species
Biological Species Concept