So much for nomenclatural stability

[Matt Buys]

For those of you who may be interested, Turkey plans to change the latin
names of three animals found on its territory to remove references to
Kurdistan or Armenia.

Read more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4328285.stm

Matt

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Q: What did the stamen say to the pistil?
A: I like your "style"
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Dr. Matt H. Buys
A.P. Goossens Herbarium
School of Environmental Sciences & Development
North-West University
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buysmh at puk.ac.za
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