The current significance and standing of neutral and nearly neutral theories

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 673-677

  Ohta, Tomoko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

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ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030218056     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950180811     Document Type: Review

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