What is a species, and what is not?

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 262-277

  Mayr, Ernst ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000975852     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/289912     Document Type: Article

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