Source code for theoretical morphologic simulation of helical colony from in the Bryozoa

Palaeontologia Electronica

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Raup, David M ^a   McGhee, George R ^b   McKinney, Frank K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bryozoa; Form simulation; Helical colonies; Theoretical morphology

Indexed keywords

BRYOZOA;

EID: 33748853283     PISSN: 10948074     EISSN: 10948074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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