Bacterial species and speciation

Systematic Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 513-524

  Cohan, Frederick M ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonal structure; Ecotype; Periodic selection; Sexual isolation; Species concept

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035527404     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150118398     Document Type: Article

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