Question

Your senior thesis project involves working out the taxonomy of Florida skinks. To accomplish this you examine skink specimens for morphological differences compare nucleotide and amino acid sequences and observe the skinks reproductive behavior and habitat types. Once you have completed the taxonomy and written the thesis you give it to your professor for comments. She tells you that you did a great job and should try to get your work published. However she suggests you indicate in the introduction what species concepts you used to make your classifications. What statement would you add

Answer 1

Answer:

I will add the following statement:

Taxonomic determinations were made based on the general lineage species concept.

Explanation:

Taxonomic determinations show inferred evolutionary relationships in the form of multiple branching lineages connected by nodes.  So, the sequences can easily be identified at the end of branches. And these taxonomic determinations were made based on the general lineage species concept.

Hence, I will add the following statement:

Taxonomic determinations were made based on the general lineage species concept.