The fossil record of insect extinction: New approaches and future directions

American Entomologist

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-29

  Labandeira, Conrad ^a  

^a National Museum of Natural History   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Extinction; Fossil insects; Origination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892785878     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/51.1.14     Document Type: Article

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