Other problems with BSC:

• Does not allow for the recognition of groups that obviously have different evolutionary trajectories

  • e.g. strict application would require recognition of morphologically different populations on different islands as one species if they had the ability to interbreed

• Is circular: are attempting to define species using the processes of speciation. How do we know what the processes of speciation are unless we already know what a species is?

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