Pinnipedimorph evolutionary biogeography

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Volumn , Issue 279, 2003, Pages 32-76

  Deméré, Thomas A ^a   Berta, Annalisa ^b   Adam, Peter J ^b,c  

^a SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DESMATOPHOCIDAE; ODOBENIDAE; OTARIIDAE; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 17744398562     PISSN: 00030090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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