Does global diversity mean anything?

Paleobiology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 3-7

  Vermeij, Geerat J ^a   Leighton, Lindsey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2342429497     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: 19385331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2003)029<0003:DGDMA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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