Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778): His life, philosophy and science and its relationship to modern biology and medicine

Taxon

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-31

  Reid, Gordon McGregor ^a  

^a CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Evolution; Linnaeus; Systematic; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHYLOGENETICS; RESEARCH WORK; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 63149184713     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tax.581005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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