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Systematics and Taxonomy
In Sahotra Sarkar & Anya Plutynski, A companion to the philosophy of biology. Malden, MA: Blackwell. pp. 99–118 (2008)
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This chapter contains section titled: Introduction The Ontological Nature of Species Taxonomic Pluralism Two Major Schools of Biological Taxonomy The Linnaean Hierarchy References Further Reading.Author's Profile
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