Linnaeus
Linnaeus
A century before Darwin and Mendel, Carl Linnaeus was establishing a system of classification that we still use to this day.
Learning Objective: Summarize Linneaus’ classification system and use it to classify various animal species.
Generations before Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel, Carl Linnaeus devised a classification scheme to manage the growing number of discovered species. His work impacts us to this day.
This is his story.
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On of the groups Linnaeus classified was the Corvidae.
The Corvids include the crows, ravens, jays, and ravens.
Corvidae intelligence has fascinated humans for thousands of years. Corvids are recorded in Egyptian pyramids and painted in Greek temples.
Here an American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is feeding in a fast food drive-through lane, but easily eluding the cars.
Corvids are included in many art pieces, including works of fiction. Their behaviors and structures are represented richly; demonstrating knowledge about animals is acquired from many fields, not just science.
If you have never read it, here is a link to The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe.
The word “species” is frequently used. The next section has more information about how species are defined and examples of exceptions to this definition.
Check your knowledge – Linnaeus
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Learning Objective:
Summarize Linneaus’ classification system and use it to classify various animal species.
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