Hierarchies in biology and paleontology

Paleobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-33

  Valentine, James W ^a   May, Cathleen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; HIERARCHY; NESTED STRUCTURE; PALAEONTOLOGY; RANK;

EID: 0029731362     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300015992     Document Type: Article

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