[Taxacom] New lizard species

[Stephen Thorpe]

> inappropriate

really? Coming from another commissioner, that just looks to me like closing ranks ...

it is no different to saying 'IF you don't understand the most basic underlying principles of X, then you should not, IMHO, be an X-ologist'

so, Frank, do you see the function if the ICZN to regulate taxonomic practice in a substantive way, by making the availability of names contingent upon such factors as (1) whatever characters are deemed to be good ones at the present time; and/or (2) whatever body of people are deemed to be good and proper taxonomists at the present time???

Stephen




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From: "Frank.Krell at dmns.org" <Frank.Krell at dmns.org>
To: stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz; deepreef at bishopmuseum.org; taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Sent: Wed, 9 June, 2010 9:33:48 AM
Subject: RE: [Taxacom] New lizard species



"if you don't understand that, then you should not, IMHO, be a commissioner ...

Stephen"

inappropriate


Dr Frank T. Krell 
Curator of Entomology 
Commissioner, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 
Chair, ZooBank Committee
Department of Zoology 
Denver Museum of Nature & Science 
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Frank.Krell at dmns.org 
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