Towards an adequate definition of species within the framework of evolutionary biology, genetics, and phylogenetic systematics, which is empirically testable, generally applicable and mindful of existing concepts, yet which avoids their weaknesses.

Collier, John Donald.Grant, Russell.2015-04-242015-04-2420142014http://hdl.handle.net/10413/11998M.A. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2014.Abstract not available.en-ZASpecies--Philosophy.Evolution (Biology)Cladistic analysis.Genetics.Theses--Philosophy.Towards an adequate definition of species within the framework of evolutionary biology, genetics, and phylogenetic systematics, which is empirically testable, generally applicable and mindful of existing concepts, yet which avoids their weaknesses.Thesis