A bird's-eye view of the C-value enigma: Genome size, cell size, and metabolic rate in the class aves

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-130

  Gregory, T Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

C value paradox; Cell size; DNA content; Erythrocytes; Flight; Metabolic rate; Nucleotype

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENOME; METABOLISM;

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIRD; CELL SIZE; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BIRDS; CELL SIZE; GENOME;

EID: 0036006429     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb00854.x     Document Type: Article

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