The following points highlight the four important species concept. The important species concept are: 1. Typological or Essentialist Species Concept 2. Nominalistic Species Concept 3. Biological Species Concept 4. Evolutionary Species Concept. 1. Typological Species Concept: According to this concept, there are a number of diversities on the surface of the earth that exist as a limited number of universals [...]
In this article we will discuss about binomial and trinomial nomenclature of animals. Binomial Nomenclature: The scientific method of naming plants and animals by applying two components where the first component is generic and the second part is specific, is called binomial nomenclature. It was evolved by Linnaeus and adopted by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Scientific names of [...]
In this article we will discuss about Taxonomy:- 1. Meaning of Taxonomy 2. Levels of Taxonomy 3. Periods 4. Role. Meaning of Taxonomy: The term taxonomy is derived from the Greek words ('taxis' means arrangement and 'nomos' means law). The term first proposed by the Swiss originated botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1813 for the plant classification. He used [...]