The origin of animal body plans

American Scientist

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 126-137

  Erwin, Douglas ^a,b,h   Valentine, James ^c,d,e   Jablonski, David ^f,g  

^a National Museum of Natural History   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Integrative Biology ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

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ANIMALIA;

EID: 0001083118     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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