Concepts of species and modes of speciation

Current Science

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 784-790

  Singh, B N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cladogenesis; Evolutionary process; Modes of speciation; Species definitions and concepts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869120219     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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