2016•Inference International Review of ScienceRequires access

On Being a Fish

Bret Weinstein

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Humans are fish according to a cladistic understanding. In the first of a series on technical nomenclature, evolutionary theorist Bret Weinstein distinguishes clade, taxon, and monophyletic group from functional groupings, arguing that taxonomic labels should fully track cladistic relationships.

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Humans are fish according to a cladistic understanding. In the first of a series on technical nomenclature, evolutionary theorist Bret Weinstein distinguishes clade, taxon, and monophyletic group from functional groupings, arguing that taxonomic labels should fully track cladistic relationships.

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Humans are fish according to a cladistic understanding. In the first of a series on technical nomenclature, evolutionary theorist Bret Weinstein distinguishes clade, taxon, and monophyletic group from functional groupings, arguing that taxonomic labels should fully track cladistic relationships.

Key concepts: Cladistics, Monophyly, Clade, Taxon, Fish <Actinopterygii>, Nomenclature, Zoology, Biology

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