Correct nomenclature and recommendations for preserving and cataloguing voucher material and genetic sequences

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1283-1290

  Harrison, I J ^a   Chakrabarty, P ^a   Freyhof, J ^a   Craig, J F ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; FISH; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, GENETIC; FISHES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 79955503416     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02979.x     Document Type: Editorial

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