Biodiversity science: taxonomic politics and controversy in Colombia
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Article on an argument on the naming a species of antpitta (a bird). A complex mixture of NGO/science politics, precedence in naming, whether to collect or not, the nature of holotypes, recognition of benefactors and other issues. Feathers are flying over Colombian bird name flap Science 4 March 2011:Vol. 331 no. 6021 1123-1124 DOI: 10.1126/science.331.6021.1123
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