Competition between high and low mutating strains of Escherichia coli.

Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 125-134

  Chao, L ^a   Cox, E C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0021032993     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1983.tb05521.x     Document Type: Article

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