The taxonomy's new clothes: A little more about the DNA-based taxonomy

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 3025, 2011, Pages 66-68

  Santos, Leandro M ^a   Faria, Luiz R R ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

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EID: 80052735852     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3025.1.5     Document Type: Letter

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