On the lack of good scientific reasons for the growing phylogeny/ classification gap

Cladistics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 495-500

  Franz, Nico M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CLASSIFICATION; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGENY; RESEARCH WORK; TAXONOMY;

EID: 33745021812     PISSN: 07483007     EISSN: 10960031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2005.00080.x     Document Type: Review

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