Applications of selective neutrality tests to molecular ecology

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1245-1262

  Ford, Michael J ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutral theory; Neutrality test; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMAN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SELECTION (GENETICS); ANIMALS; HUMANS;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ECOLOGY; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0035993631     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2002.01536.x     Document Type: Review

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