INVESTIGADORES
PUJOS FranÇois Roger Francis
artículos
Título:
New Pleistocene cave faunas of the Andes of Central Peru: radiocarbon ages and the survival of low latitude, Pleistocene DNA
Autor/es:
SHOCKEY, B. J.; SALAS-GISMONDI, R.; BABY, P.; JUYOT, J.-L.; BALTAZAR, M. C.; HUAMÁN, L.; STUCCHI, M.; PUJOS, F.; EMERSON, J. M.; FLYNN, J.
Revista:
Paleontologia Electronica
Editorial:
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Referencias:
Lugar: Lawrence; Año: 2009 vol. 12 p. 1 - 15
ISSN:
1094-8074
Resumen:
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