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Conceptual shifts in animal systematics as reflected in the taxonomic history of a common aquatic snail species (Lymnaea stagnalis). / Vinarski, Maxim V.

In: Zoosystematics and Evolution, Vol. 91, No. 2, 01.01.2015, p. 91-103.

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Vinarski, MV 2015, 'Conceptual shifts in animal systematics as reflected in the taxonomic history of a common aquatic snail species (Lymnaea stagnalis)', Zoosystematics and Evolution, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 91-103. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.91.4509

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Vinarski, M. V. (2015). Conceptual shifts in animal systematics as reflected in the taxonomic history of a common aquatic snail species (Lymnaea stagnalis). Zoosystematics and Evolution, 91(2), 91-103. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.91.4509

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Vinarski MV. Conceptual shifts in animal systematics as reflected in the taxonomic history of a common aquatic snail species (Lymnaea stagnalis). Zoosystematics and Evolution. 2015 Jan 1;91(2):91-103. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.91.4509

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Vinarski, Maxim V. / Conceptual shifts in animal systematics as reflected in the taxonomic history of a common aquatic snail species (Lymnaea stagnalis). In: Zoosystematics and Evolution. 2015 ; Vol. 91, No. 2. pp. 91-103.

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