Biodiv Sci ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 24394. DOI: 10.17520/biods.2024394 cstr: 32101.14.biods.2024394
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Yajun Sun. What do higher or lower organisms mean—Clarify the meaning and validity of the biological ladder implied by On the Origin of Species[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2025, 33(1): 24394.
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