Defining subspecies, invalid taxonomic tools, and the fate of the woodland caribou

Authors

  • Valerius Geist Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Canada. Postal address: P. O. Box 1294, St. A, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 7M2, Canada.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.4.315

Keywords:

Caribou, subspecies, taxonomy

Abstract

If my argument is valid, then true woodland caribou are only the very few, dark, smallmanned caribou scattered across the south of caribou distribution. They need the most urgent of attention.

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Published

2007-04-01

How to Cite

Geist, V. (2007). Defining subspecies, invalid taxonomic tools, and the fate of the woodland caribou. Rangifer, 27(4), 25–28. https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.4.315

Issue

Vol 27 (2007): Special Issue No.17

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