Molecular clock mirages

BioEssays

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-75

  Ayala, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033045327     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199901)21:1<71::AID-BIES9>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Review

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