Molecular evidence for the early divergence of placental mammals

BioEssays

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1052-1058

  Easteal, Simon ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOSSIL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MAMMAL; PALEONTOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TIME;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOSSILS; MAMMALS; PALEONTOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TIME; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033486370     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199912)22:1<1052::AID-BIES9>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Review

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