Sentences with phrase «species concepts in»

He should know, having cataloged 32 of them in his 2016 overview, Species Concepts in Biology.

Not exact matches

If an alien species manipulates objects, interacts with its peers and combines concepts, the cognitive approach therefore predicts there might be enough mental architecture in common to make its language accessible to humans.

But presuming — as I do — the validity of the concept of geologic time, I note that the designation «Anthropocene» unavoidably suggests an exceptional quality to the species homo sapiens, if only in terms of our collective human powers.

To put it simply, the concept of gods bares no merit at this current stage in the evolution of the human species and it would be a betterment to the species to have the concept removed from accepted delusional realities so prevalent in todays society.

Seeing that a state of total socialization awaits the human species, they ask, can we fail to recognize the eastern concept of Karma in this monstrous form?

In the theory we are offering, since knowledge is by intuition and perception, not by abstraction of only part of the singular real, this ultimate universalism of the nature as sort or species, is said to be a singular real and also a concept defined within a distinct limit of formal variability, both as real, and also as concept.

Ethics and morality are necessary for a species to form a civilization, and we see rudimentary understanding of these concepts in other species — just not as refined.

The human species currently consists of some six billion individuals spread around the globe in millions of groups large and small, all focused on their own affairs without much concept of any ultimate goal, or the value of their contribution.

According to Jean Liedloff, the continuum concept is the idea that in order to achieve optimal physical, mental and emotional development, human beings — especially babies — require the kind of experience to which our species adapted during the long process of our evolution.

But not everyone is in on the joke — at a 2014 conference, Petrič and her collaborators were asked many times, in earnest, whether their concept could be applied to save endangered species.

Resurrecting long - dead species, bioengineering friendlier animals, and creating robot creatures made of artificial tissue: These are some of the concepts proposed by prominent zoo directors, animal behaviorists, conservationists, and architects at a first - ever symposium about the future of zoos, held in Buffalo, New York, this winter.

«These data are fully in accord with recent work on the actions of reactive oxygen species in cells, although clearly at odds with the popular concept that dietary antioxidants are inevitably beneficial,» says Malcolm Jackson at the University of Liverpool, UK, who was not involved in the research.

One formidable critic, until his death at 101 in 2005, was Mayr, who clung to the biological species concept.

The concept of species is among the most familiar scientific ideas in our lives.

Influenced by his work with fossils, George Gaylord Simpson, one of the great paleontologists of the 20th century, proposed his «evolutionary species» concept in 1951.

What they ended up with was more like an alphabet soup: The «phenetic» concept defines species mainly according to observable differences in physiological traits.

It has been 150 years since Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution in On the Origin of Species, yet in some ways the concept of evolution seems more controversial than ever today.

Niches are a fundamental concept in ecology and were defined by G. Evelyn Hutchison in 1957 as an n - dimensional hyper volume, meaning that parameters — where and when a species lives, eats, and spawns — can be mapped and compared between species.

But the neat concept of adaptation to the environment driven by natural selection, as envisaged by Darwin in On the Origin of Species and now a central feature of the theory of evolution, is too simplistic.

So far Reed has established a proof of concept in Drosophila fruit flies, a commonly used model species in laboratories across the world.

in the May issue claims that biologists say the concept of race is biologically meaningless, presumably because «any large human population has about 85 percent as much genetic variation as the species as a whole.»

Before he suggested that species could change over time in the early 19th century, no one took the concept of evolution seriously.

The traditional, hands - off concept in such areas may succeed only in wiping out native species while allowing the invasive species to grow unchecked.

Evolutionary theory holds that traits that play a role in mating and reproductive success, undergoing sexual selection, drive species diversification — a concept often likened to an «arms race.»

These collections anchor our concepts of everything in biology and are our only repositories for some dying or possibly already - extinct species.

Standardizing species concepts across broad groups, mammals and reptiles, for instance, would reduce the chaos, says coauthor Leslie Christidis, a taxonomist at Southern Cross University in Coffs Harbour.

This article appears in the November 11, 2017 issue of Science News with the headline, «The fuzzy art of defining species: A vital concept sparks many arguments.»

In the cacophony of species concepts, de Queiroz sees some commonality.

The umbrella species concept is one surrogate species strategy in which a species with large area requirements — such as the greater sage grouse — is provided sufficient protected habitat.

Using their concept, all fish — regardless of species, size or gender — would be fished in proportion to their abundance and replenishment rate, thereby better preserving the makeup of the ecosystem.

There are a whole lot of species concepts, says Richard Richards, a philosopher of biology at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

The finding, reported online today in Current Biology, comes from CT scans of several more - complete skulls of the species (artist's concept, above) also unearthed on Kenya's Rusinga Island, a near - shore landmass in the northeastern corner of Africa's Lake Victoria.

In a surprising and innovative move, the delegates also agreed that scientific findings from animal behavior research — including the concept that some cetacean species have cultures — should be considered in conservation decisions and strategies for these marine mammalIn a surprising and innovative move, the delegates also agreed that scientific findings from animal behavior research — including the concept that some cetacean species have cultures — should be considered in conservation decisions and strategies for these marine mammalin conservation decisions and strategies for these marine mammals.

Since 2011, Goldberg and WSU colleagues Alexander Fremier and Katherine Strickler have played an instrumental role in bringing eDNA from a proof of concept to a practical tool for species conservation.

In the natural world the concept has seemed straightforward: Populations of the same species that didn't overlap in breeding territory could safely be called raceIn the natural world the concept has seemed straightforward: Populations of the same species that didn't overlap in breeding territory could safely be called racein breeding territory could safely be called races.

Barrow's history of extinction in the United States highlights the naturalists who created the concept of endangered species.

For Duffy, that encounter with the porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) brought to life a concept that had long been simmering in the back of his head: that the health of an ecosystem may depend not only on the number of species present, but also on the diversity of their traits.

The study, published this week in Ecology and Evolution, is a proof of concept that «preference for a trait used in same - sex competition is a way for preference to evolve in monogamous species,» Stern says.

Tomatoes are an excellent model system for teaching concepts of genetics because of their vast diversity in traits such as color, size, shape, and flavor; their familiarity as a food; and their importance as an agricultural species.

As a proof - of - concept of the atlas's utility as a reference for disease studies, the researchers also surveyed gut epithelial gene expression in two models of intestinal infection, one of Salmonella bacteria, the other of Heligmosomoides polygyrus, a species of helminth (an intestinal parasite).

ecological species concept: A concept of species, according to which a species is a set of organisms adapted to a particular, discrete set of resources (or «niche») in the environment.

However, it is hard to understand why the specific religious concept which they regard as outdated superstition, should be replaced by another superstition, popular in 19 century, that a directed evolution of species can result from random genetic mutations and random environmental fluctuations.

We selected mice as the rodent species with which to prove this concept as they are a major agricultural, health and conservation pest, they are the most sophisticated animal model, and this knowledge base can be leveraged, and naturally occurring genetic elements known in mice but not other species can be exploited.

Nel will study leatherback and loggerhead turtles in South Africa to test the «refugee species» concept in marine conservation and inform conservation planning for migratory endangered species.

The whole use of the word race in general, both that it is used, when in reality the concept is imaginary, to refer to a whole species of robots is absurd.

Genre shingle Vertigo Films was clever in that respect, transforming the shoestring sci - fier that launched Edwards» career (he graduated directly to «Godzilla») into a franchise, while preserving the notion that any number of pics — not to mention novels, games and other properties — could be created in this world, where the concept of mankind awkwardly coexisting with this invading species provides the throughline.

In the 1990s, Laurette Rogers explained to one of her fourth - grade classes the concept of endangered species.

Since its market premiere in summer 2005, the B - Class has evolved into the blueprint for a new species of car which harmonises the benefits of various vehicle concepts: the four - door model boasts the dynamic design of a sporty saloon, the exterior dimensions of a compact car, the spaciousness of an estate, the versatility of a mini MPV and, of course, the trademark safety of a Mercedes - Benz.

How variations in different regions help to maintain different species of animals, include the concept of biodiversity.

The glossary aids in defining concepts and terms necessary for understanding the language used in discussing bird species and characteristics.