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What follows is a condensed version of a talk given at the British Museum (Natural History), London, by Dr Mayr to the Systematics Association on Wednesday, October 30.
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MAYR, E. Theory of Biological Classification. Nature 220, 545–548 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220545a0
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