Systematics and the conservation of biological diversity

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-57

  Vane Wright, R I ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0029809101     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2399967     Document Type: Article

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