Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the nature of a subspecies; not quite specific; conspecifie.
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- adjective biology pertaining to a
subspecies . Usage as a formal term of nomenclature: only in zoology and bacteriology, not in botany. Informal usage is not restricted.
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Examples
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Such data suggest that the effects of climate change on plant – herbivore interactions are likely to be highly variable, species-specific, and also dependent on the nature of the change and on ecotypic or subspecific differences, perhaps related to local evolution in the presence or absence of herbivores.
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The geographical distribution of color and of other variable characters in the genus Junco: A new aspect of specific and subspecific values (Bulletin/American Museum of Natural History) by Jonathan Dwight
A Day In Mexico 2008
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There is also some endemism associated with the larger islands of this region, although their relatively recent isolation means that most endemism is at the subspecific level.
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Palawan birds exhibit strong differentiation at the subspecific level when compared with its nearest Philippine neighbor, Mindoro.
Palawan rain forests 2008
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Whether taxa are awarded subspecific or specific rank is of course subjective, but not only is it misleading to include all of these taxa within a single species, there is also the practical problem that species are always regarded as more deserving of conservation effort than subspecies.
The many babirusa species: laissez-faire lumping under fire again Darren Naish 2006
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The terrestrial fauna is low in diversity, but high in subspecific endemism.
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Whether taxa are awarded subspecific or specific rank is of course subjective, but not only is it misleading to include all of these taxa within a single species, there is also the practical problem that species are always regarded as more deserving of conservation effort than subspecies.
Archive 2006-08-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Yet this kind of diversity is also found when we consider not just organisms but particular kinds of organisms as well, whether they be species or some other rank in the Linnaean hierarchy, from subspecific ranks through to families, classes, and phyla.
The Biological Notion of Individual Wilson, Robert A. 2007
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The color difference between a gray H. simus and this new creature at Ranomafana, Wright figured, might be of the same sort: a subspecific distinction within the species.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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The color difference between a gray H. simus and this new creature at Ranomafana, Wright figured, might be of the same sort: a subspecific distinction within the species.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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