On the species problem and some other taxonomic issues

1987 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Løvtrup
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Author(s):  
Richard A. Richards
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2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-311
Author(s):  
A. G. Desnitskiy

More than ten new species of colonial volvocine algae were described in world literature during recent years. In present review, the published data on taxonomy, geographical distribution and the species problem in this group of algae, mainly from the genera Gonium, Pandorina, Eudorina, and Volvox, are critically discussed. There are both cosmopolitan volvocalean species and species with local or disjunct distribution. On the other hand, the description of new cryptic taxa in some genera of the colonial family Volvocaceae, such as Pandorina and Volvox, complicates the preparation of a comprehensive review on their geography.


Evolution ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1111-1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Howard
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Author(s):  
Sandy Zabell

The history of the use of symmetry arguments in probability theory is traced. After a brief consideration of why these did not occur in ancient Greece, the use of symmetry in probability, starting in the 17th century, is considered. Some of the contributions of Bernoulli, Bayes, Laplace, W. E. Johnson, and Bruno de Finetti are described. One important thread here is the progressive move from using symmetry to identify a single, unique probability function to using it instead to narrow the possibilities to a family of candidate functions via the qualitative concept of exchangeability. A number of modern developments are then discussed: partial exchangeability, the sampling of species problem, and Jeffrey conditioning. Finally, the use or misuse of seemingly innocent symmetry assumptions is illustrated, using a number of apparent paradoxes that have been widely discussed.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kollár ◽  
Aloisie Poulíčková ◽  
Petr Dvořák

Nature ◽  
1935 ◽  
Vol 136 (3436) ◽  
pp. 382-382
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1974 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 536-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. T. Ghiselin

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