RE: Re: Elk and moose

From: Sam Elliot <samclau_at_...>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:09:25 -0300

A Jeff says:
> Hmm. My texts agree with Ttrotsky's. As does my Peterson's Guide.
> Taxonomic classifications are usually pretty rigorous - it's one of the
> few things one can rely on.

As a working biologist, the subject organism of whose thesis changed names just after the papers (thereby generated) started coming out, and one who has been supervised by, worked with, and works with, taxonomists, I can quite confidently say:

YOU COULDN'T BE WRONGER! (Excuse my faulty comparative - call it scientific license if you will)

It's just a shame there ain't no jobs any more for taxonomists - big problem this.

O.T. Samson.