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Issue: Vol. 3235 No. 1: 15 Mar. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-03-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3235.1.5
Page range: 62–64
Abstract views: 61
PDF downloaded: 1

Faith et al.'s (2011) “corroboration assessment” leads to verificationism

Göteborgs Botaniska Trädgård, Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22A, SE-413 19 Göteborg, Sweden Molekylärsystematiska laboratoriet, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Molekylärsystematiska laboratoriet, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, USA
General

Abstract

As Faith et al. (2011) present it, drawing conclusions from possibly conflicting sources of evidence can be facilitated by what those authors call corroboration assessment

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