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From the article
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the entire complex of populations belongs to a single taxonomic species, Ensatina escholtzii.
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Micro yes. Macro nope.
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In evolutionary biology today, macroevolution is used to refer to any evolutionary change at or above the level of species.
It means the splitting of a species into two
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Definitely macro
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merriam webster's dictionary
Main Entry: macˇroˇevoˇluˇtion
Pronunciation: 'ma-krO-"e-v&-'lü-sh&n also -"E-v&-
Function: noun
: evolution that results in relatively large and complex changes (as in species formation)
- macˇroˇevoˇluˇtionˇary /-sh&-"ner-E/ adjective
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Yes and the the link provides an example of species formation. I don't understand why you think it doesn't.
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Is the salamander in your link still a salamander or not??
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Jeff, you can call the things whatever you like but here you have a series of creatures that can all reproduce with their neighbors but at the same time those furthest apart cannot reproduce with each other.
This is evidence of species formation. Normally its spread out over time and so difficult to observe but here its spread over geographical space and you can see the whole thing in all its glory.
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