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KevinM
at Sun Jan 3 03:54:37 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by KevinM ]
I have to agree with Jeff on this issue as well. In fact, I am believing more and more as I attend this forum and hear the pros and cons of the various subspecies that L. getula is just one big species with numerous specialized forms to fit the environments they dwell within, similar to some of the taxonomy ideas surrounding E. obsoleta. I personally feel that coloration, pattern (or lack of), and even size/robustness are all regulated by the environments the animals are thriving within. In the case of the defunct brooksi, werent these animals more likely to be found in the lighter colored limestone deposits? Perhaps patterning, size, etc. is more related to the geology, plant species, and food sources than actual subspeciation. I am no taxonomist, and may be thought completely off my rocker, but thats my opinion.
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