The hierarchical structure of organisms: A scale and documentation of a trend in the maximum

Paleobiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 405-423

  McShea, D W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTIC CELL; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HIERARCHICHAL STRUCTURE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY; MICROORGANISM; MORPHOLOGY; PHANEROZOIC;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034925876     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2001)027<0405:THSOOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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