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to translate: <- The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species. ITIS was originally formed in 1996 as an interagency group within the U.S. federal government, involving agencies from the Department of Commerce to the Smithsonian Institution. It has now become an international body, with Canadian and Mexican government agencies participating. The primary focus of ITIS is North American species, but many groups are worldwide and ITIS continues to collaborate with other international agencies to increase its global coverage. ->

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to translate: <- is a Professor of Evolutionary Biology in the Department of Zoology, at the University of Oxford. He was presented with the "International Prize for Biology" (a prize of 10 million yen) in 2004 ->

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