Adaptation and the origin of rodents

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Volumn , Issue 285, 2004, Pages 110-119

  Van Valen, Leigh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGOMORPHA; RODENTIA; SCIUROGNATHI;

EID: 17144393750     PISSN: 00030090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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