Why does the species problem still persist?

BioEssays

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 300-305

  Reydon, Thomas A C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; SPECIES;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 1542374200     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.10406     Document Type: Review

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