Least-inclusive taxonomic unit: A new taxonomic concept for biology

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1443, 2000, Pages 627-630

  Pleijel, F ^a   Rouse, G W ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Least inclusive taxonomic unit; Phylogenetic taxonomy; Species; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

LINNAEA;

EID: 0034701188     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1048     Document Type: Article

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