The emergence of life on Earth

Oceanography

Volumn 20, Issue SPL.ISS. 1, 2007, Pages 42-49

  Schulte, Mitchell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 72149110528     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2007.79     Document Type: Article

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