On the International Code of Area Nomenclature (ICAN): A reply to Zaragüeta-Bagils et al.

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1619-1621

  Parenti, Lynne R ^a   Viloria, Ángel L ^b   Ebach, Malte C ^c   Morrone, Juan J ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Area classification; Area names; Area nomenclature; Area ranks; ICAN; Standards in biogeography

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; NOMENCLATURE; STANDARDIZATION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 67650935291     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02171.x     Document Type: Article

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