Molecular Clocks and Explosive Radiations

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Bromham, Lindell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Cambrian explosion; Generation time effect; KT; Morphological evolution; Substitution rate

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADAPTATION; BIRD; BODY SIZE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA REPLICATION; ECOLOGY; FOSSIL; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY CONSTITUTION; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; MAMMALS; PRIMATES; RADIATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0042544737     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-003-0002-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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