Respiratory physiology of the dinosaurs

BioEssays

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 852-859

  Ruben, John A ^a   Jones, Terry D ^a   Geist, Nicholas R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031790133     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199810)20:10<852::AID-BIES11>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Review

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