When are leaves good thermometers? A new case for leaf margin analysis

Paleobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 373-390

  Wilf, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0031396508     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300019746     Document Type: Article

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