Anti-intellectualism in the DNA Barcoding enterprise

Zoologia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-178

  Ebach, Malte C ^a   de Carvalho, Marcelo R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 77958009621     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702010000200003     Document Type: Article

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