First a comment about your survey: I don't think that the  
classification list is the best place to send it. Try Taxacom  
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I am confident that the people who subscribe to that list will  
explain in detail why the phrases you employ in your survey are  
insufficiently defined.

On 19 Oct 2005, at 20:40, jack coate wrote:

> October 18, 2005
> Jack Coate & Julien Louys
> Department of Anatomy
> School of Medical Sciences
> University of New South Wales
> Sydney, NSW, 2052
> Australia
> +61 2 9385 3676
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>
> What's your philosophy? Evolutionary Systematics or Phylogenetics,  
> or something else…
>
> Dear researchers and students,
>
> In an attempt to better gauge the current consensus as to the  
> methods of biological classification (extinct and extant flora or  
> fauna) we are undertaking an international survey. To achieve this  
> objective we ask for your participation. If you could please answer  
> the following short questions, it would be greatly appreciated.  
> Your response will enable us to report on the existing paradigms  
> prevalent in modern biological research, conservation and  
> classification.
>
> Please send us your response by email. If you prefer, a postal  
> address is given above. This survey is completely voluntary and  
> anonymous. A reply is indicative of informed consent. Please note,  
> data from this survey may be published. Any emails received from  
> recipients will be kept on file; however at no time will these  
> addresses be disseminated, and any information received will be  
> used for the purposes of this survey only. This survey was  
> distributed to the public on Oct. 18, 2005 and responses will be  
> accepted until Nov. 30, 2005. Complaints concerning this survey may  
> be directed to the Ethics Secretariat, at the University of New  
> South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia (phone +612 93854234, fax  
> +612 93856648 and email [log in to unmask]).
>
> To increase our sample size, we kindly ask all recipients and  
> participants to please forward this questionnaire to any other  
> person and/or party who may be interested.
>
> Thank you for your attention and participation.
> Sincerely, Jack Coate & Julien Louys
>
> QUESTIONNAIRE
>
> 1. Do you consider yourself to be a(n)?
> a) Phylogeneticist
> b) Evolutionary Systematist
> c) Neither of the above

both. Also a student of development. Part of the discipline called  
evo-devo.
>
> 2. Given only three choices, which definition of a species (extinct  
> or extant) would you most likely agree with?
> a) Biological Species Concept
> b) Phylogenetic Species Concept
> c) Evolutionary Species Concept
> d) None of the above
> Answer: ____   If d), please list definition and/or reference  
> ______________

a. The other two possibilities are defined in different ways by  
different people.
>
> 3. Do you think your choice for the above question can be used with  
> extant organisms as well as the fossil record? Yes/No/Unsure ________
>
extant only

> 4. Do you think the level of classification of taxa should be  
> dependant on their temporal span? Yes/No/Unsure ________
>

no

> 5. Is the use of the above method of classification (Re. Question  
> 1) necessary in your day-to-day research? Yes or No ________
yes
>
> 6.  Do you think these methods of classification are mutually  
> exclusive? Yes or No _________
no
>
> 7.  Please state your field of research: (e.g. wildlife biology,  
> genetics, wildlife conservation, botany, paleontology,  
> anthropology, etc.) ______________
>
botany
>
> 8.  If you instruct and train any students, which method do you  
> recognize and apply? Or, if you are a student, which methods are  
> employed? _____________
>
Neither. Logic is the only method.
>
> 9.  What country are you working in and/or where are you based  
> (optional)? ______________
>
Canada

> 10.  Would you like to receive the results from this survey? Yes or  
> No_________
>
No