A search for extraterrestrial eukaryotes: physical and paleontological aspects

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 28, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 583-596

  Chela Flores, J ^a,b  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b Fundacion Instituto de Estudios Avanzados IDEA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; PALEONTOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032194126     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006513427443     Document Type: Article

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