Genome size and longevity

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 331-332

  Monaghan, Pat ^a   Metcalfe, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME; LIFE CYCLE; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034255317     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(00)02051-5     Document Type: Article

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