Linnaean Ranks
Vestiges of a Bygone Era
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10707923 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc Ereshefsky (University of Calgary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | S3 |
| Pages | S305-S315 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/341854 |
| OpenAlex | W2085993697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
We tend to think that there are different types of biological taxa: some taxa are species, others are genera, while others are families. Linnaeus gave us his ranks in 1731. Biological theory has changed since Linnaeus's time. Nevertheless, the vast majority of biologists still assign Linnaean ranks to taxa, even though that practice is at odds with evolutionary theory and even though it causes a number of practical problems. The Linnaean ranks should be abandoned and alternative methods for displaying the hierarchical relations of taxa should be adopted
Biology · Evolutionary biology · Genealogy · Odds · Statistics · Taxon · Zoology · Ecology · History · Mathematics · Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna · Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics · Species Distribution and Climate Change
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |