Ecydsial efficiency and evolutionary efficacy among marine arthropods: Implications for trilobite survivorship

Alcheringa

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 399-421

  Brandt, Danita S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecydsis; Extinction; Malacostraca; Predation; Trilobita; Xiphosura

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BEHAVIOR; EXTINCTION; MOLT; PALEOZOIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ARTHROPODA; LIMULUS; MALACOSTRACA; TRILOBITA; XIPHOSURA;

EID: 0036452228     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115510208619264     Document Type: Article

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