Francesco Nardelli

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One of the main characteristics of science is the use of scientific methods; is taxonomy a science?

Perhaps, many non-taxonomists wonder just how it is the experts decide what is a species and what is not? Should it be admitted that taxonomy is a human endeavor, and is not perfect, because we...

19 October 2015 5,324 90 View

Why isn't there in situ and ex situ species conservation at the same time and collectively?

Aware that managed breeding is still a controversial issue, I believe that one conservation endeavor should not discard the other or worse, antagonize the other based on personal opinion or...

18 April 2014 8,258 34 View

How can we evaluate the likely impacts of stochastic variables on small isolated wild populations(e.g. the Allee effect)?

Could we determine with certainty a species to have reached a point of no recovery?

23 February 2014 8,906 4 View

Is dignity a prerogative of humans?

We should ascribe dignity to all living beings or only to human persons, bearing in mind the role of the concept of dignity as a ground for human rights.

01 January 1970 7,805 31 View

Should fish be treated as seafood or as wildlife?

Humanity has historically not valued common fish in the same ways as other more charismatic species, particularly land and sea mammals. The physical characteristics of an animal, its habitat type,...

01 January 1970 9,787 6 View