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To: js1138
Let’s cut through the semantic games and consider a “kind” of bird whose range circles the earth.

Variety A has a territory that adjoins the territory of variety B.

A can and does occasionally produce offspring with B. B occasionally produces offspring with adjoining variety C. C occasionally produces offspring with adjoining variety D. D occasionally produces offspring with adjoining variety D.

Variety D has a territory that adjoins the territory of variety A, but never attempts to mate with A


Good to hear from you, js1138, been a while!

Aren't you just describing a ring species..?

I can't figure out what your point is, if you did indeed make one.

Like my grampa could have but probably didn't say, if a man can't make his own point he probably doesn't have one :-)

Please explain. Thanks!

-Jesse
86 posted on 08/16/2008 2:51:49 PM PDT by mrjesse (Could it be true? Imagine, being forgiven, and having a cause, greater then yourself, to live for!)
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To: mrjesse

I’m asking how a ring species fits into the concept of kind.


87 posted on 08/16/2008 2:54:00 PM PDT by js1138
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