The Water Vole - Arvicola terrestris / amphibius?

Requirements Gathering - GUIDs For TAXA? European Water Vole

Requirements Gathering - GUIDs For TAXA? European Water Vole Arvicola terrestris

Requirements Gathering - GUIDs For TAXA? European Water Vole Arvicola terrestris Arvicola amphibius

Requirements Gathering - GUIDs For TAXA? European Water Vole Arvicola terrestris Arvicola amphibius Arvicola terrestris amphibius

Requirements Gathering - GUIDs For TAXA? European Water Vole Arvicola terrestris Arvicola amphibius Arvicola terrestris amphibius Ratty The Water Rat “The Wind in the Willows” Kenneth Grahame

1758 Linnaeus Published two species on the same page.

1758 Linnaeus Published two species Modern Times on the same page. recognised as the same species and A. terrestris used as name

1758 Linnaeus Published two species Modern Times on the same page. recognised as the same species and A. terrestris used as name 2005 Musser & Calton Found new ‘ﬁrst reviser’

1758 Linnaeus Published two species Modern Times on the same page. recognised as the same species and A. terrestris used as name 2005 Musser & Calton Found new ‘ﬁrst reviser’ Name should be A. amphibius

1758 Linnaeus Published two species Modern Times on the same page. recognised as the same species and A. terrestris used as name 2005 Musser & Calton Found new ‘ﬁrst reviser’ Name should be A. amphibius 20** ?? Find new ‘ﬁrst reviser’

It does matter what you call it. The names are not interchangeable. ∴ You can’t treat all these resources as if they were labelled A. amphibius

It does matter what you call it. The names are not interchangeable. ∴ You can’t treat all these resources as if they were labelled A. amphibius or

It does matter what you call it. The names are not interchangeable. ∴ You can’t treat all these resources as if they were labelled A. amphibius or It does NOT matter what you call it. You can treat them as all A. amphibius ∴ There is no point in changing the name

“You can’t have your cake and eat it”

Conclusion

Conclusion A name isn’t a stable identiﬁer

Conclusion A name isn’t a stable identiﬁer Some rules of nomenclature guarantee instability

Conclusion A name isn’t a stable identiﬁer Some rules of nomenclature guarantee instability Community needs a stable identiﬁer separate from the name or names should be frozen.

Conclusion A name isn’t a stable identifier Some rules of nomenclature guarantee instability Community needs a stable identifier separate from the name or names should be frozen. We need to know the characteristics for this identifier i.e. what ‘they’ (non-taxonomists) need

Conclusion A name isn’t a stable identifier Some rules of nomenclature guarantee instability Community needs a stable identifier separate from the name or names should be frozen. We need to know the characteristics for this identifier i.e. what ‘they’ (non-taxonomists) need This example is separate from taxonomic changes!

The Water Vole - Arvicola terrestris / amphibius?

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