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What species mean : a user's guide to the units of biodiversity / Julia D. Sigwart.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sigwart, Julia, author.
Contributor:
Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.
Taylor & Francis eBooks.
Series:
Species and systematics
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Species.
Biodiversity.
Biological Evolution.
Phylogeny.
Species Specificity.
Medical Subjects:
Biological Evolution.
Phylogeny.
Biodiversity.
Species Specificity.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 241 pages.)
Place of Publication:
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2018]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Premise
General concepts
Everyone uses species
Why do the names keep changing?
Species are units of evolution
Natural patterns in classification
Are species real?
How to name a species
Biodiversity and extinction through time
How many species are there?
Dynamic patterns in biodiversity
Translating biodiversity across cultural barriers.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rudolph G. Schmieder Fund.
ISBN:
9780429458972
0429458975
Publisher Number:
99978628141
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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