How rare is complex life in the milky way?

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 745-756

  Bounama, Christine ^a   Von Bloh, Werner ^a   Franck, Siegfried ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co evolution of Earth and life; Complex life; Extrasolar terrestrial planets; Habitability

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIFE; MICROCLIMATE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; LIFE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANETS;

EID: 35548961020     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.0084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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