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Systematics & zoogeography

Problems of systematics: Part 1. A critical evaluation of the ≪species problem≫ and its significance in evolutionary biology

Alberto M. Simonetta Dipartimento di Biologia molecolare, cellulare e animale, Università di Camerino, via Camerini 2, Camerino, MC, I‐62032, Italy
Pages 447-463 | Received 16 Jul 1991, Accepted 28 Dec 1991, Published online: 28 Jan 2009

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