Species Naming, Grouping, and Defining
Concepts of biological evolution center on species, the central agent of evolution. This centrality is demonstrated in the title of Charles Darwin’s bestseller —
“On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection”
One of modern biology’s principal functions includes the naming, grouping, and defining of species. However, exploring the history of the term opens a fascinating window into the checkered history of Darwin’s theory of natural selection.
