"Taxonomic inflation" in the historical context of mammalogy and conservation

Hystrix

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Gippoliti, Spartaco ^a   Groves, Colin P ^b  

^a not available   (Italy)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Callicebus; Canis lupaster; Lepus corsicanus; New systematics; Subspecies problem

Indexed keywords

CALLICEBUS; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEPUS CORSICANUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84872964362     PISSN: 03941914     EISSN: 18255272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4404/hystrix-23.2-8685     Document Type: Note

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