The Edaphic Factor in the Origin of Plant Species

International Geology Review

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 471-478

  Rajakaruna, Nishanta ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 3142646907     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.46.5.471     Document Type: Article

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