Southern Africa: A cradle of evolution

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 205-214

  Pickford, Martin ^a,b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENE FLOW; MIOCENE; PALEONTOLOGY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042769034     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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