Evolutionary dynamics of intron size, genome size, and physiological correlates in archosaurs

American Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 539-552

  Waltari, Eric ^a   Edwards, Scott V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Archosaurs; C value; Comparative method; Genomics; Introns; Metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CLADISTICS; GENETIC MODEL; GENOME SIZE; HYPOTHESIS; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES COMPARISON; TAXONOMY;

ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ARCHOSAURIA;

EID: 0036841106     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342079     Document Type: Article

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