Origin of birds: The final solution?

American Zoologist

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 504-512

  Dooson, Peter ^a,b  

^a Department of Animal Biology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 23044521532     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/40.4.504     Document Type: Article

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