The time of origin of whales and the role of behavioral changes in the terrestrial-aquatic transition

Paleobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 534-556

  O'Leary, Maureen A ^a   Uhen, Mark D ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cranbrook Institute of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

CETACEA; NALACETUS;

EID: 0033493810     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300020376     Document Type: Article

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