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Novel splitting/lumping index reflects the history of species concepts applied to bumblebees (Insecta: Apidae)

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Williams, Paul H (2022): Novel splitting/lumping index reflects the history of species concepts applied to bumblebees (Insecta: Apidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 196 (2): 704-719, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab123, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/196/2/704/6540035

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