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Subject:	Re: Subspecies
From:	Randy Oliver <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:58:28 -0800
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>The distinction between scutellata and capensis is also tenuous. What I am
saying is that many of these sub-species distinctions do not hold up under
scrutiny, and/or can be attributed to environmental conditions rather than
genetic differences.

Taxonomy needn't be solely based upon genetics.
We clearly need ways to identify related animals that have consistently
different characteristics, similar to how we differentiate between
dachshunds and greyhounds.  There may not be many identifiable genetic
differences, but that doesn't mean that it isn't of value to give them
different names.


Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com

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