Taxonomic inflation and the stability of species lists: The perils of ostrich's behavior

Systematic Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 859-867

  Padial, José M ^a   De La Riva, Ignacio ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39049186401     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: 1076836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1063515060081588     Document Type: Review

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