Is natural history really dead? Toward the rebirth of natural history

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-283

  Willson, Mary F ^a   Armesto, Juan J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Basic science; Biologists; Ecology; Naturalists

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746750041     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 0716078X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2006000200013     Document Type: Review

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