BIO153H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Binomial Nomenclature, Carl Linnaeus, Eurasian Blackcap
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Evolution in the making: eurasian blackcap (sylvia atricapilla) some migrating to spain, some have started migrating to britain: migration times prevent britain birds from migrating with spain birds, may separate into new species within the next couple decades. Aristotle (4th century bce) described species, started to classify them using their characteristics. Linnaeus (18th century ad) systema natura, scientific way of naming and classifying organisms. Linnaeus introduced a standard system for naming organisms names are in latin, called binomial nomenclature based on natural characteristics (heart, reproduction, warm/cold-blooded) Domain kingdom phylum class order family genus species.
