Species as units of diversity: An outdated concept

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-230

  Bachmann, Konrad ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Molecular systematics; Phylogeny; Species concepts; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; HISTORY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0031766066     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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