| Name: | What is a species? |
| ID: | m12637 |
| Language: | English (en) |
| Summary: | What is a species? In the past, scientists classified living things into categories based primarily on morphological characteristics, such as beak size, tail length, and coat patterning. Today, scientists use several methods, including genetic analyses, as described below. |
| Subject: | Science and Technology |
| Keywords: | biology, history of science, species |
| Document Type: | -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN |
| License: | Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0) |
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| Authors: | Alison Fromme (alisonfromme@nasw.org) |
| Copyright Holders: | Alison Fromme (alisonfromme@nasw.org) |
| Maintainers: | Alison Fromme (alisonfromme@nasw.org) |
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| Version: | 1.2 (history) |
| Created: | Nov 18, 2004 12:53 pm US/Central |
| Revised: | Jan 21, 2006 12:28 am US/Central |
| Version: | 1.2 Jan 21, 2006 12:28 am US/Central by Alison Fromme |
| Changes: | typo corrected |
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| Version: | 1.1 Feb 9, 2005 6:52 pm US/Central by Alison Fromme |
| Changes: | Original |
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