Species Concept in Primates

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 687-691

  Groves, Colin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Phylogenetic species concept; subspecies; Species definitions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENETIC SPECIES CONCEPT; SUBSPECIES; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPECIES DEFINITIONS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

PHYLOGENETIC SPECIES CONCEPT; SUBSPECIES; SPECIES DEFINITIONS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84863322183     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22035     Document Type: Editorial

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