Fish species - how and why

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 325-352

  Kullander, Sven O ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evolution; Nomenclature; Phylogeny; Species; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FISH; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES CONCEPT; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0033496307     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008959313491     Document Type: Article

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