Living Primitive Fishes and Fishes From Deep Time

Fish Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue C, 2007, Pages 1-51

  Janvier, Philippe ^a  

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PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 47049083194     PISSN: 15465098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1546-5098(07)26001-7     Document Type: Review

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