The origin and early evolutionary history of amniotes

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 218-222

  Reisz, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTE; EVOLUTION; PALAEOZOIC; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0031285073     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01060-4     Document Type: Review

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