What is a species?
If you think you know the answer to this question, you should go read this entry at Scitable: Why should we care about species?
The question is especially complicated when we consider closely related species or sub-species, or when we think about the evolution of species and speciation, but this text is more on the fundamental definitions.
It is written by Jody Hey of IM fame and really worth a read.
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