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Species Hall of Fame

Quentin Wheeler PhD

the latest and greatest species discoveries qwheeler.substack.com

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14:46

Dewey, or don't we?

Species Hall of Fame ·

2025/07/09

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30:14

Great necessities, baffling priorities, and taxonomic...

Species Hall of Fame ·

2025/06/08

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23:10

2058: A Terrible Parable

Species Hall of Fame ·

2025/05/19

Unless we change course, returning support to taxonomy as an independent science, we risk a future of biodiversity decimation and permanent ignorance… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit qwheeler.substack.com

15:25

DNA barcodes, morphology, and a damned dog

Species Hall of Fame ·

2025/05/13

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12:00

Species Identification, Character Illiteracy, and...

Species Hall of Fame ·

2025/04/23

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21:59

Optimism, Obstinance and Opportunity

Species Hall of Fame ·

2025/04/13

As unthinkably awful as the coming mass extinction event is, it does have a positive side. It is time to focus on what can be learned and gained, as well as the millions of species that will be lost. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit qwheeler.substack.com

12:04

Much ado about very little

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/12/08

Molecular-based taxonomy is almost purely utilitarian, a non-taxonomist’s idea of taxonomy. But the ability to identify species about which almost nothing is known is a hollow, unambitious goal unworthy of the intellectual traditions, scientific accomplishments, and fantastic potential of systematic biology. Molecular data has great value when synthesized with evidence from morphology, fossils and ontogeny; but pursued alone, as exemplified by DNA barcodes and minimalist taxonomy, molecular

14:45

Removing the roadblocks and disincentives in...

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/10/08

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18:07

A tale of two utopias

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/09/15

ReferencesGaffney, E. 1979. An introduction to the logic of phylogeny reconstruction, pp. 19-111 in J. Cracraft & N. Eldredge, Phylogenetic Analysis and Paleontology. New York: Columbia University Press.Nimis, P.L. 2001. A tale from bioutopia. Nature 413: 21.Pyle, R.L. 2016. Towards a global names architecture: the future of indexing scientific names. ZooKeys 550: 261-281.Sandall, E.L. et al. 2022. A globally integrated structure of taxonomy supporting biodiversity science and conservation. Trends

10:36

Needs and misdeeds

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/06/07

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11:57

Saving Systematics: Taxonomy does not exist to...

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/05/10

Taxonomy does not exist to identify species. Species may be identified because taxonomy exists. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit qwheeler.substack.com

11:02

Saving Systematics: Professionals

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/03/17

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17:10

Saving Systematics: Mission to Planet Earth

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/03/10

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13:05

Saving Systematics: Courage of Purpose

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/03/03

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10:36

Saving Systematics: Clarity of Vision

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/02/25

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11:10

Put Up Your Dukes!

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/02/18

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16:21

Will the real taxonomy please stand up?

Species Hall of Fame ·

2024/02/11

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7:44

A holiday toast: "To systematics!"

Species Hall of Fame ·

2023/12/17

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9:20

DNA, C.S. Lewis, and chronological snobbery

Species Hall of Fame ·

2023/12/10

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9:17

Nails, nails everywhere

Species Hall of Fame ·

2023/12/03

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