Molecular clocks in reptiles: Life history influences rate of molecular evolution

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 302-309

  Bromham, Lindell ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative method; Generation time effect; Molecular clock; Molecular evolution; Relative rates; Substitution rate

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENBANK; LIFE HISTORY; LIZARD; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURTLE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALLIGATOR; AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036185023     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004083     Document Type: Article

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