Rainbow's End: The Quest For an Optimal Taxonomy
Systematic ZoologyPublished 1 September 1970
L. A. S. Johnson
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Journal Article Rainbow's End: The Quest for an Optimal Taxonomy Get access L. A. S. Johnson L. A. S. Johnson National Herbarium of New South WalesRoyal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 2000, Australia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Systematic Biology, Volume 19, Issue 3, September 1970, Pages 203–239, https://doi.org/10.2307/2412206 Published: 01 September 1970
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