Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Reproductive Species Concept

Pluralistic amalgamation of the biological plus recognition concepts, and a typical practical definition of species; adult individuals who recognize and choose to mate with another individual of the opposite sex, and who produce viable and fertile offspring, are valid members of the same species. Interbreeding between species is prevented by isolating mechanisms.

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species concepts (... , phenetic species concept, recognition species concept, and reproductive species concept.)
multidimensional species concept (... of lumping. Cf. nondimensional species concept, the phenetic species concept, and typology.)
polytypic species concept (... . Aka multidimensional species concept; polytypism. See Rassenkreis. Cf. monotypic species.)
evolutionary species concept (... equivalent to the biological species concept. See species concepts.)
cladistic species concept (Species defined as the members of an evolutionary lineage between two branch points. If the ...)