The shape of life: How much is written in stone?

BioEssays

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1142-1152

  Wills, Matthew A ^a   Fortey, Richard A ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034538975     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-1878(200012)22:12<1142::AID-BIES12>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Review

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