Oceanic archipelagos: a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces

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Oceanic archipelagos : a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces. / Triantis, Kostas A.; Whittaker, Robert James; Fernández-Palacios, José María; Geist, Dennis J.

In: Frontiers of Biogeography, Vol. 8, No. 2, e29605, 2016.

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Triantis, KA, Whittaker, RJ, Fernández-Palacios, JM & Geist, DJ 2016, 'Oceanic archipelagos: a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces', Frontiers of Biogeography, vol. 8, no. 2, e29605. <http://escholarship.org/uc/item/744009b2>

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Triantis, K. A., Whittaker, R. J., Fernández-Palacios, J. M., & Geist, D. J. (2016). Oceanic archipelagos: a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces. Frontiers of Biogeography, 8(2), [e29605]. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/744009b2

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Triantis KA, Whittaker RJ, Fernández-Palacios JM, Geist DJ. Oceanic archipelagos: a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces. Frontiers of Biogeography. 2016;8(2). e29605.

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Triantis, Kostas A. ; Whittaker, Robert James ; Fernández-Palacios, José María ; Geist, Dennis J. / Oceanic archipelagos : a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces. In: Frontiers of Biogeography. 2016 ; Vol. 8, No. 2.

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