The molecularisation of taxonomy

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Lee, Michael S Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Molecular systematics; Species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 1842456930     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS03021     Document Type: Review

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