Keratin immunoreactivity in the Late Cretaceous bird Rahonavis ostromi

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 712-722

  Schweitzer, Mary H ^a   Watt, John A ^a   Avci, Recep ^a   Forster, Catherine A ^b   Krause, David W ^b   Knapp, Loren ^c   Rogers, Raymond R ^d   Beech, Iwona ^e   Marshall, Mark ^f  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033272428     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011183     Document Type: Article

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