Species concepts and species reality: Salvaging a Linnaean rank

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-188

  Lee, Michael S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene flow; Linnaean hierarchy; Reproductive isolation; Species category; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; RANKING; SPECIES CONCEPT;

CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CLASSIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; LINNAEA;

EID: 0037369627     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00520.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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