Subtopic 2: Phenotypes & Species (Expression and Adaption)

Photo: Bjørn Aksel Bjerke/Natural History Museum

The details for this subtopic are still under development. Possible questions that could be addressed in this subtopic include:

  • What drives speciation (e.g., reproductive isolation) and how stable is a species through time?
  • What is a diagnostic character and how important is it for the stability of species and its isolation from other species? (Taxonomic boundaries)
  • When is a species extinct (i.e., final discontinuity)?
  • How can phenotypes be stable for tens to hundreds of millions of years (e.g., morphological stasis)?
Published Aug. 30, 2022 3:03 PM - Last modified Sep. 15, 2022 9:15 PM