Molecular evolution of Pediculus humanus and the origin of clothing

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1414-1417

  Kittler, Ralf ^a,b   Kayser, Manfred ^a   Stoneking, Mark ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; PAN TROGLODYTES; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CORPORIS; PEDICULUS SCHAEFFI; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0042426025     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00507-4     Document Type: Article

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