Putting biogeography's cart back behind taxonomy's horse: A response to Triantis et al.

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1184-1187

  Carine, Mark A ^a   Jones, Katy ^a   Moura, Mónica ^b   Graciete Belo Maciel, M ^b   Rumsey, Fred J ^a   Schaefer, Hanno ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Azores; Canary Islands; Diversity enigma; Linnean shortfall; Macaronesia; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84861120130     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02736.x     Document Type: Letter

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