Thinking of Biology: How to interpret botanical classifications - Suggestions from history

BioScience

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 243-250

  Stevens, Peter F ^a  

^a Harvard University   (United States)

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EID: 0030966739     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313078     Document Type: Review

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