Using character concordance to define taxonomic and conservation units

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1004-1007

  Grady, James M ^a   Quattro, Joseph M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0032884146     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98572.x     Document Type: Article

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