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A standard for species

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Delimitation of species is especially taxing when populations of similar organisms occupy non-overlapping geographical ranges. A new quantitative framework offers a consistent approach for tackling the problem.

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Figure 1: Diversity delimited.

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  1. Thomas M. Brooks is at NatureServe, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22209, USA, and in the School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia. tbrooks@natureserve.org ,

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  2. Kristofer M. Helgen is in the Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20013-7012, USA. helgenk@si.edu,

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Brooks, T., Helgen, K. A standard for species. Nature 467, 540–541 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467540a

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