Taxacom: Anti-eponym publication
David Campbell
pleuronaia at gmail.com
Thu Mar 23 12:10:44 CDT 2023
Guedes, P., Alves-Martins, F., Arribas, J.M. *et al.* Eponyms have no place
in 21st-century biological nomenclature. *Nat Ecol Evol* (2023).
https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1038%2Fs41559-023-02022-y&data=05%7C01%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7C858f652684934f082fbf08db2bc191f1%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638151882610139006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DZIyZupekg%2B14Xp1vkbT%2BZclyaC28FSFSatvCTLndi8%3D&reserved=0
I haven't gotten full access to the text and thus can't assess their
arguments overall, but I am doubtful that such a sweeping change is in fact
the best way to solve the problem. If you try, any name can be a cause for
complaint.
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Dr. David Campbell
Associate Professor, Geology
Department of Natural Sciences
110 S Main St, #7270
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs NC 28017
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