taxonomic characters and genitalia

Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca
Mon Mar 22 18:36:46 EST 1999


thx heaps to Doug Yanega for a very understandable intro to a complicated
subject. i hope that nobody assumed that i think genitalic characters have
no value in butterfly and moth taxonomy. my view is that these characters
are not always conclusive - differences do not always mean that more than
one species is involved and similarities do not always mean that only one
species is involved. sometimes the genitalic info points to a different
taxonomic interpretation than that which flows from genetic info. hey, life
would be a drag if all this was totally 'black and white' and perish the
thought that humans would ever prefer the danger of group think with no
tolerance for differing views.
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Norbert Kondla  P.Biol., RPBio.
Forest Ecosystem Specialist, Ministry of Environment
845 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 1H3
Phone 250-365-8610
Mailto:Norbert.Kondla at gems3.gov.bc.ca
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