The disappearance of Guam's wildlife

BioScience

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 565-574

  Rodda, Gordon H ^a   Fritts, Thomas H ^a   Chiszar, David ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0030758290     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313163     Document Type: Review

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