Lumpers and Splitters | Dave Hone's Archosaur Musings

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Summary:

Explains problem with lumpers and splitters. Gives examples about when problem arises, such as in biology when academics cannot agree if the species is new or not. This makes studying diversification rates tougher. 

 

Link:

https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/lumpers-and-splitters/

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Tags:

taxonomy lumpers splitters issues with tagging folksonomy in and ontology out

Date tagged:

06/15/2016, 11:19

Date published:

06/15/2016, 07:19