Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
© The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Edited By: John A. Allen
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ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2010: 30/45 (Evolutionary Biology)
Online ISSN: 1095-8312
Associated Title(s): Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
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