Diagnosable versus distinct: Evaluating species limits in birds

BioScience

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-68

  Watson, David M ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Diagnosability; Philosophy; Taxonomy; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12444292853     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0060:DVDESL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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