Taxonomic research in South Africa: The state of the discipline

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 104, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 254-256

  Smith, Gideon F ^a,b   Buys, Matt ^c,d   Walters, Michéle ^a   Herbert, Dai ^e,f   Hamer, Michelle ^g  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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