12 Jul
2011
12 Jul
'11
13:12
I also find TaxonInstance a good alternative to Individual and more precise even. Markus
On Jul 12, 2011, at 10:08, Gregor Hagedorn wrote:
represent a single taxon. I think that Individual is probably not a good name due to confusion with the technical use of that term elsewhere.
TaxonInstance seems to me to be perhaps most precise. Personally I have a problem merging individual with population, since population -> metapopulation -> subspecies form a continuum in my understanding. But I am quite willing to be pragmatical :-)
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