Ghost Species
There are different ways to interpret the term “ghost species”. One possible meaning is a type of ghost or spirit that belongs to a specific category, such as poltergeists, apparitions, or residual hauntings. Another possible meaning is a species of living or extinct organisms that is inferred from indirect evidence, such as DNA, fossils, or artifacts, but has not been directly observed or identified. In this sense, a ghost species can also be called a “cryptic species” or a “shadow species”.
About the Author
James Bradley moves between novels, poetry, essays and criticism, with fiction spanning historical and speculative settings. The Resurrectionist, first published in Australia in 2006, begins in nineteenth-century London and later shifts to colonial New South Wales. Ghost Species, released in 2020, examines de-extinction research and…
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