Estimating time and space in the evolution of the Lepidoptera

Tijdschrift voor Entomologie

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 319-346

  De Jong, Rienk ^a  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85008660733     PISSN: 00407496     EISSN: 22119434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22119434-900000233     Document Type: Review

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