Coordinated stasis or coordinated turnover? Exploring intrinsic vs. extrinsic controls on pattern

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 239-256

  Ivany, Linda C ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ecosystem; extinction; faunal studies; selection; speciation

Indexed keywords

COORDINATED STASIS; EXTINCTION; PALAEOECOLOGY; SPECIATION;

EID: 0030595820     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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