ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] SPECULATION on causes of extinctions in the geological past dates back to the early days of geology when Cuvier's catastrophic model was replaced by Lyell's gradualism, giving rise to Whewell's derisory term "uniformitarianism". Today several immediate causes are fielded, both gradual and sudden, ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/313012b0
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