Relict species: From past to future

Jan C. Habel; Thorsten Assmann; Thomas Schmitt; John C. Avise

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-92160-8_1

Relict species: From past to future

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Relict species: From past to future. / Habel, Jan C.; Assmann, Thorsten; Schmitt, Thomas et al.
Relict Species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. ed. / Jan Christian Habel; Thorsten Assmann. Springer, 2010. p. 1-5.

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Habel, JC, Assmann, T, Schmitt, T & Avise, JC 2010, Relict species: From past to future. in JC Habel & T Assmann (eds), Relict Species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Springer, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92160-8_1

APA

Habel, J. C., Assmann, T., Schmitt, T., & Avise, J. C. (2010). Relict species: From past to future. In J. C. Habel, & T. Assmann (Eds.), Relict Species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology (pp. 1-5). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92160-8_1

Vancouver

Habel JC, Assmann T, Schmitt T, Avise JC. Relict species: From past to future. In Habel JC, Assmann T, editors, Relict Species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Springer. 2010. p. 1-5 doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-92160-8_1

Bibtex

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