Taxonomy and barcoding: Conflict or companions?

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 517-518

  Smith, Gideon F ^a,b   Roux, Jacobus P ^c   Tolley, Krystal ^a   Conrad, Ferozah ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

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EID: 34249802344     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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