The monophyletic origin of delayed implantation in carnivores and its implications

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1952-1956

  Lindenfors, Patrik ^a   Dalèn, Love ^a   Angerbjörn, Anders ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mustelids; Phylogenetic comparative methods

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0042284454     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00601.x     Document Type: Article

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