Species (biology)/Definition

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Revision as of 01:56, 28 May 2008 by imported>Chris Day (some species are capable of producing fertile offspring but don't due to various geographic, behavioural or temporal barrriers. So being capable of producing is less important than if they do or not)
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A definition or brief description of Species (biology).

A fundamental unit of biological classification - a set of individual organisms that produce fertile offspring.