The what, why and how of primate taxonomy

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1105-1126

  Groves, Colin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biological species concept; family; genetic species concept; genus; phylocode; phylogenetic species concept; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

PRIMATE; SPECIES CONCEPT; TAXONOMY;

COLUMBA; PRIMATES;

EID: 5444239185     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:IJOP.0000043354.36778.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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