The importance of comprehensive phylogenetic (evolutionary) classification-a response to Schmidt-Lebuhn's commentary on paraphyletic taxa

Cladistics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 291-293

  Stuessy, Tod F ^a   Hörandl, Elvira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84900506809     PISSN: 07483007     EISSN: 10960031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cla.12038     Document Type: Letter

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