Re: Line breeding vs hybridization

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2001.06.22 at 16:05:51(6836) What would our famous Roadrunner think of THAT!!! His mortal enemy would suddenly be a wolve instead of a coyote..... Poor creature. W. +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: donderdag 21 juni 2001 22:11 Subject: Re: Line breeding vs hybridization > in the u.s. lately, more and more scientists see that not only there's no distinct species as Canis familiaris, but that coyotes and wolves are also the same species. > > In a message dated Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:03:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Wilbert Hetterscheid" writes: > > << The question then is: is a Canis familiaris actually Canis lupus???? OR is > it Canis lupus 'Dalmatian' and Canis lupus 'Dachshund'?? Or is it Canis > familiaris 'Dalmatian' or Canis familiaris 'Dachshund'? Or plain Canis > 'Dalmatian' and Canis 'Dachshund'? > > WHAT is the idea of giving the domesticated dog a Latin binomen?? WHAT does > Canis familiaris ACTUALLY mean? > > BTW: MOST cultivars of plants are NOT line-bred but hybridised extensively. > And even a line-bred result is a cultivar NOT a species. And to boot: Nature > does NOT line-breed with a pre-set goal. > > Wilbert >> > > >

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