Early origins of modern birds and mammals: Molecules vs. morphology

BioEssays

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1043-1051

  Benton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; LIZARD; MAMMAL; PALEONTOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; LIZARDS; MAMMALS; PALEONTOLOGY; TIME; URODELA;

EID: 0033486181     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199912)22:1<1043::AID-BIES8>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Review

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