The illogical basis of phylogenetic nomenclature

Botanical Review

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-110

  Keller, Roberto A ^a,b   Boyd, Richard N ^a   Wheeler, Quentin D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0037625245     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0006-8101(2003)069[0093:TIBOPN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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