Possible latitudinal predation gradient in middle Paleozoic oceans

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-50

  Leighton, Lindsey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

DEVONIANS; LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS; LATITUDINAL VARIATION; PALEOZOIC OCEAN;

TROPICS;

LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MOLLUSC; PALEOZOIC; PREDATION;

EID: 84874978596     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0047:PLPGIM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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