Growing up with dinosaurs: Molecular dates and the mammalian radiation

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 113-118

  Bromham, Lindell ^a   Phillips, Matthew J ^b   Penny, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HOMINID; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; TIME;

DINOSAURIA; HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033104312     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01507-9     Document Type: Note

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