New taxonomy and the origin of species

PLoS Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1385-1386

  Meiri, Shai ^a   Mace, Georgina M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENESIS; EDITORIAL; FELIDAE; NEOFELIS DIARDI; TAXONOMY; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FELIDAE; MAMMALS;

EID: 34547100328     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050194     Document Type: Editorial

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