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Re: Classification (was Panduro) -Reply -Reply
Tsuh Yang Chen wrote:
> hmmm, if i remember my biology lessons correctly, it is much more
> complicated than that. two distinct species can produce viable fertile
> offspring. the issue of what constitutes a species is much more complex
> than that.
>
> for example, haven't hybridizers crossed different mollie species and
> platy and swordtails to create all those hybrids that are perfectly
> fertile?
True, but given the opportunity, a fish (or any organism) will breed only with
its own species. If it can't find a mate of its own species, then that's another
story. This calls to mind the old saying, "Ah, Wyoming, where the men are men and
the sheep are scared!".
Mike Wise
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