This was in reference to our 2023 paper on species concepts. We argue that what many evolutionary biologists think of as The Concept (the BSC) is inaptly framed in time, and what taxonomists think of as The Concept (de Queiroz's) is ambiguously framed. https://bsky.app/profile/waynemaddison.bsky.social/post/3kg55zlq44622
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A new view of #SpeciesConcepts by @jeannettewhitton.bsky.social and me, clarifying time frames while unifying interbreeding, genealogy, and traits. A general-purpose species should be a reproductive community (bound by cohesive processes) viewed retrospectively (RRCC). doi.org/10.18061/bss...
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