Why taxonomic stability is a bad idea, or why are there so few species of primates (or are there?)

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 192-198

  Groves, Colin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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PRIMATES;

EID: 0035528276     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.10005     Document Type: Review

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