Mass turnover and heterochrony events in response to physical change

Paleobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 157-174

  Vrba, Elisabeth S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HETEROCHRONY (ONTOGENY); PALEOBIOLOGY; TURNOVER;

EID: 21344474092     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2005)031[0157:MTAHEI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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