Ostracod Taxa as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Quaternary

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Ostracod Taxa as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Quaternary. / Lord, Alan R.; Boomer, Ian; Brouwers, Elisabeth; Whittaker, John E.

In: Developments in Quaternary Science, Vol. 17, 2012, p. 37-45.

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Lord, AR, Boomer, I, Brouwers, E & Whittaker, JE 2012, 'Ostracod Taxa as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Quaternary', Developments in Quaternary Science, vol. 17, pp. 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53636-5.00003-2

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Lord, A. R., Boomer, I., Brouwers, E., & Whittaker, J. E. (2012). Ostracod Taxa as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Quaternary. Developments in Quaternary Science, 17, 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53636-5.00003-2

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Lord AR, Boomer I, Brouwers E, Whittaker JE. Ostracod Taxa as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Quaternary. Developments in Quaternary Science. 2012;17:37-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53636-5.00003-2

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Lord, Alan R. ; Boomer, Ian ; Brouwers, Elisabeth ; Whittaker, John E. / Ostracod Taxa as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Quaternary. In: Developments in Quaternary Science. 2012 ; Vol. 17. pp. 37-45.

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