Tag Archives: Charles Darwin

The Umwelt Confounds Scientific Taxonomy

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

Don’t worry—the heading for today’s article will be made clear, thanks to the superlative writing and expertise of Carol Kaesuk Yoon, author of Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science. First, the umwelt: … a German word that means … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Literature, Science & the Sciences | Tagged Carl Linneaus, Carol Kaesuk Yoon, Charles Darwin, Cladistics, Evolutionary taxonomy, Molecular taxonomy, Numerical taxonomy, Scientific taxonomy, taxonomic kingdoms of life, Yoon | 6 Comments

Darwin, Natural Selection, Birds, Beasts and Trees

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

The Connectedness of all Things I treasure these two books by Bernd Heinrich: Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds, and The Trees in My Forest. As I now read Raven and reread Trees, I recall several others … Continue reading →

Posted in ecosystem decay, evolution, Natural Selection | Tagged Bernd Heinrich, Charles Darwin, David Quammen, Origin of Species, survival of the fittest, The Beak of the Finch, The Song of the Dodo, The Trees in My Forest | Leave a comment

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The Umwelt Confounds Scientific Taxonomy

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