Comment: Late Quaternary deglacial history of the Mérida Andes, Venezuela

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 817-821

  Mahaney, William C ^a   Dirszowsky, Randy W ^b   Kalm, Volli ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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EID: 37249076963     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1110     Document Type: Note

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