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QUANTITATIVE ATTRIBUTES IN TAXONOMIC DESCRIPTIONS
Author(s) -
Jardine N.,
Sibson R.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1218299
Subject(s) - taxon , taxonomy (biology) , taxonomic rank , geography , ecology , information retrieval , computer science , biology
Summary In this paper we suggest how quantitative attributes may most usefully and informatively be used in describing taxa, and point out certain inadequacies in the conventional ways in which quantitative attributes are used in taxonomic descriptions.