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Evolution in biodiversity policy – current gaps and future needs
Article first published online: 29 FEB 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2011.00229.x
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Evolutionary Applications
Special Issue: The evolutionary basis of biodiversity and its potential for adaptation to global change
Volume 5, Issue 2, pages 202–218, February 2012
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Santamaría, L. and Méndez, P. F. (2012), Evolution in biodiversity policy – current gaps and future needs. Evolutionary Applications, 5: 202–218. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2011.00229.x
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- Issue published online: 29 FEB 2012
- Article first published online: 29 FEB 2012
- Received:17 October 2011 Accepted: 17 November 2011
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