Neogene Amazonia: Introduction to the special issue

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Hoorn, Carina ^a   Vonhof, Hubert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; AVES; MOLLUSCA; PISCES;

EID: 33646816021     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2005.09.002     Document Type: Editorial

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