Biological effects of high ultraviolet radiation on early earth - A theoretical evaluation

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 717-729

  Cockell, Charles S ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHLOROPLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0032555470     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0738     Document Type: Article

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