Endangered species and the law
- 1 May 1992
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature
- Vol. 357 (6376), 274-276
- https://doi.org/10.1038/357274a0
Abstract
Taxonomy does not deserve its reputation as an arcane science. As the following examples from ungulate taxonomy show, classification has important implications for conservation legislation.Keywords
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