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Issue: Vol. 5277 No. 1: 1 May 2023
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2023-05-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5277.1.10
Page range: 193-194
Abstract views: 451
PDF downloaded: 43

A call for the review of public biodiversity databases

Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture; Stephen F. Austin State University; Nacogdoches; Texas; USA
Department of Biology; Texas A&M University- Kingsville; Kingsville; Texas; USA
General Zoological Nomenclature public biodiversity databases

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How to Cite

Eversole, C.B. & Powell, R.L. (2023) A call for the review of public biodiversity databases. Zootaxa, 5277 (1), 193–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5277.1.10