The Prometheus Taxonomic Model: A practical approach to representing multiple classifications

Taxon

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-75

  Pullan, Martin R ^a   Watson, Mark F ^a   Kennedy, Jessie B ^b   Raguenaud, Cédric ^b   Hyam, Roger ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034012771     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1223932     Document Type: Article

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