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Re: Species? or variation within?

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Subject: Re: Species? or variation within?
From: Nick Pharris <npharris@umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:39:50 -0400
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Quoting David Peters <davidrpeters@earthlink.net>:

> There has to be a cutting off point between species, and yet there has
> to be gradual transition during phylogeny.  And when can we determine
> that distinct specimens found in separate locations represent the same
> species expressing allometric change?

Well, figuring out how/whether differing proportions correlate with different
overall sizes would be a good place to start...

Nick Pharris
Department of Linguistics
University of Michigan

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- Species? or variation within?
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