Statistical methods for detecting molecular adaptation

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 496-503

  Yang, Ziheng ^a   Bielawski, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DETECTION METHOD; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS;

DARWINIA;

EID: 0033639150     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(00)01994-7     Document Type: Review

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