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Predicting the past distribution of species climatic niches
Article first published online: 3 AUG 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00476.x
© 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Nogués-Bravo, D. (2009), Predicting the past distribution of species climatic niches. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 18: 521–531. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00476.x
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- Article first published online: 3 AUG 2009
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