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Record 1 1999-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

Nonetheless, within this so-called natural classification, the only tangible biological entities that can be perceived with the senses are at the species level; higher categories (genus, family, and so on) are purely theoretical, conventionally accepted entities, which are nevertheless very convenient for illustrating the evolution of various lines of birds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Néanmoins, au sein de cette classification «naturelle», seules les espèces représentent des entités biologiques palpables, qui peuvent être perçues par les sens.

Spanish

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