A comprehensive reference model for biological collections and surveys

Taxon

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 511-562

  Berendsohn, Walter G ^a   Anagnostopoulos, Anastasios ^b   Hagedorn, Gregor ^c   Jakupovic, Jasmin ^d   Nimis, Pier Luigi ^e   Valdés, Benito ^f   Güntschl, Anton ^a   Pankhurst, Richard J ^g   White, Richard J ^h  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Environmental Services Department   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^d Analyticon Biotechnologies AG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^g ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032815052     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1224564     Document Type: Article

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