The integrative future of taxonomy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Taxonomy is the biological discipline that identifies, describes, classifies and names extant and extinct species and other taxa. Nowadays, species taxonomy is confronted with the challenge to fully incorporate new theory, methods an...

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Main Authors: Vences Miguel, De la Riva Ignacio, Miralles Aurélien, Padial José M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/7/1/16