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  • Biological sciences
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Philosophy of biology

Background:

  • Multiple species concepts exist in biological science.
  • Understanding species diversity requires recognizing underlying structures and interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To bring order to the diversity of species concepts.
  • To propose a semantic model for understanding species concepts.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzing the patchwork structure of species concepts.
  • Illustrating concept modification from eukaryotes to prokaryotes (biological and ecological concepts).
  • Examining interactions and hybridization between distinct species concepts.

Main Results:

  • Species concepts exhibit a patchwork structure due to repeated application across domains.
  • Concepts like biological and ecological species have evolved for prokaryotic application.
  • Distinct species concepts interact and hybridize, forming complex semantic structures.

Conclusions:

  • A species concept can be viewed as a collection of interacting patchwork structures.
  • The diversity of species concept uses goes beyond mere polysemy.
  • Species concepts are crucial for managing inquiry into speciation, not solely for delimiting natural units.