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Where's the species? Comments on the phylogenetic species concepts

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The author thanks Joel Cracraft, Brent Mishler and David Hull for commenting on earlier drafts of this paper, and Elliott Sober for his constant help and encouragement.

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Ereshefsky, M. Where's the species? Comments on the phylogenetic species concepts. Biol Philos 4, 89–96 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00144045

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