Late quaternary small mammal faunas of the naracoorte caves world heritage area

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-67

  Macken, Amy C ^a   Reed, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84881323405     PISSN: 03721426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/3721426.2013.10887171     Document Type: Article

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