The Africa-Madagascar connection and mammalian migrations

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 270-276

  Rabinowitz, Philip D ^a   Woods, Stephen ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Madagascar; Mammals

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; MAMMAL; MIGRATION ROUTE;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33644925294     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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