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rtdunham
at Tue Sep 15 21:13:23 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rtdunham ]
>>To me this is a classic example of how the purity thing doesn't fit real well with the subspecies concept. Even if you had the exact capture location to place on the map you'd have a fraction of the information needed to determine if the snake was a "pure" eastern or not....
Tony, you're smarter than me about these things: I think we need a different term than "pure,". What would be a better way to refer to animals from a subspecies range--whether smack in the middle of a range, or close to the margins but NOT in an intergrade zone? As you say, "purity" doesn't fit well with our understanding of what's going on. So what's the more accurate term?
I think if we began using a different, less specific, term we'd all more often find some agreement. And that's a good thing, right?
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- albino "chain" kings, getula range maps - rtdunham, Mon Sep 14 23:06:33 2009
- RE: albino "chain" kings, getula range maps - DMong, Tue Sep 15 00:13:59 2009
- RE: albino "chain" kings, getula range maps - swwit, Tue Sep 15 00:44:28 2009
- RE: albino "chain" kings, getula range maps - DMong, Tue Sep 15 01:26:23 2009
- RE: albino "chain" kings, getula range maps - swwit, Tue Sep 15 01:44:20 2009
- RE: albino "chain" kings, getula range maps - Tony D, Tue Sep 15 09:39:00 2009
- A pitch for geotagging photos - rtdunham, Tue Sep 15 21:43:13 2009
- a few examples - rtdunham, Tue Sep 15 22:53:00 2009

- RE: a few examples - DMong, Tue Sep 15 23:09:08 2009
- and here's the satellite view - rtdunham, Tue Sep 15 23:10:30 2009

- RE: a few examples - thomas davis, Wed Sep 16 11:46:07 2009
- RE: a few examples - rtdunham, Wed Sep 16 12:51:23 2009
- ????????? - thomas davis, Wed Sep 16 18:58:58 2009
- RE: ????????? - Aaron, Thu Sep 17 13:44:25 2009
- exactly,,,,,,,,,,,,n/p - thomas davis, Thu Sep 17 14:59:48 2009
- Yep! - Bluerosy, Thu Sep 17 20:20:03 2009
- RE: ????????? - rtdunham, Fri Sep 18 23:53:01 2009
- RE: albino "chain" kings, getula range maps - HDEAN, Tue Sep 15 07:56:29 2009
- RE: albino "chain" kings, getula range maps - sjohn, Tue Sep 15 15:32:49 2009

- And "Chatta...." this - rtdunham, Tue Sep 22 13:35:47 2009
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