Neogene marine transgressions, palaeogeography and biogeographic transitions on the Thai-Malay Peninsula

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 551-567

  Woodruff, David S ^a,b  

^a University of California at San Diego   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeographical boundaries; Indochinese biota; Sea levels; Sundaic biota; Tertiary palaeogeography; Zoogeographical transition

Indexed keywords

NEOGENE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; TRANSGRESSION; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ASIA; THAI-MALAY PENINSULA;

AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; ZANCLEA;

EID: 0037847403     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00846.x     Document Type: Article

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