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An empirical assessment of the consistency of taxonomic identifications

Philip F. CulverhouseCentre for Robotics and Neural Systems, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Norman MacleodEarth Sciences Department, The Natural History Museum, London, UK, Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London, UK, and Institute of Geology & Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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Robert WilliamsCentre for Robotics and Neural Systems, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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Mark C. BenfieldDepartment of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, School of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Rubens M. LopesInstituto Oceanografico, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Marc PicheralCNRS-UPMC, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Pages 73-84 | Received 23 Nov 2012, Accepted 23 May 2013, Published online: 23 Sep 2013

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