1 posted on
03/17/2006 1:09:32 PM PST by
mlc9852
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"Every expedition that goes into a place that hasn't been examined before finds new species," said McNeely.
our world never fails to astonish.
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5 posted on
03/17/2006 1:14:24 PM PST by
HOTTIEBOY
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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All of them.
But someday we'll find some elsewhere.
8 posted on
03/17/2006 1:16:02 PM PST by
ASA Vet
(Those who talk don't know, those who know don't talk.)
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2 species: Predators and Dinner.
10 posted on
03/17/2006 1:18:55 PM PST by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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When enumerating species it is wise to remember that the pay of biologists it tied to their work and reputation. If they write a lot and discover or declare new species, their salary and career are enhanced.
There are lumpers who tend to put similar but slightly variable individuals in the same species wheres as splitters declare a different species for the most minimal difference. Given the disparity between splitters and lumpers and the disagreements between splitters it is impossible to determine a finite number of species.
28 posted on
03/17/2006 1:41:20 PM PST by
bert
(K.E. N.P. Slay Pinch)
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Earth should be called the planet of the Bacteria.
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"a species is a class of plants or animals whose members have the same main characteristics and are able to breed with each other."
Whoops...."able to breed with each other" GAYS AIN'T A SPECIES THEN!!!!!!
36 posted on
03/17/2006 3:19:00 PM PST by
TRY ONE
(NUKE the unborn gay whales!)
To: mlc9852
According to the Collins English Dictionary, a species is "a class of plants or animals whose members have the same main characteristics and are able to breed with each other." Wolves and dogs are the same species?
38 posted on
03/17/2006 7:22:39 PM PST by
Mike Darancette
(In the Land of the Blind the one-eyed man is king.)
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