Quaternary extinctions in Southeast Asia

Mass Extinction

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 159-189

  Louys, Julien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75916-4_13     Document Type: Chapter

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