Taxonomy in a changing world: Seeking solutions for a science in crisis

Systematic Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 531-539

  Agnarsson, Ingi ^a,c   Kuntner, Matjaž ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

BIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; RESEARCH SUPPORT;

EID: 34548583549     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: 1076836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150701424546     Document Type: Review

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