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     June 2009:
     Animal Names for All published online
     List of open cases updated
     Six new Commissioners elected
     BZN vol. 1 to 57 published in BHL

  Bulletin of Zoological   Nomenclature
  (current issue)

  New Applications

  Cases (see also List of open cases)

  Comments on Cases (see instructions)

  Opinions

Availability & electronic publication :
Proposed amendment of the Code (October 2008)
Contributions to the discussion on electronic publication (March 2009)

 

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(click on the link above for the world register of animal names)
ZooBank related articles...

Biodiversity Heritage Library-ICZN collaboration...

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