Changing perspectives on the origin of eukaryotes

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 493-497

  Katz, Laura A ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MICROORGANISM;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGENESIS; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC SELECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EUKARYOTAE;

EID: 0031734950     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01490-6     Document Type: Review

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