Seeing the forest throught the trees: Helping students appreciate life's diversity by building the tree of life

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-151

  Staub, Nancy L ^a   Pauw, Peter G ^a   Pauw, Daniel ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645754655     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1662/0002-7685(2006)68[149:STFTTT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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