On the failure of modern species concepts

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 447-450

  Hey, Jody ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SPECIES CONCEPT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33746001405     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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