Complete mitochondrial genomes and eutherian evolution

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-305

  Corneli, Patrice Showers ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutherian; Genome; Mammal; Molecular clock; mtDNA; Saturation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346072307     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023926013667     Document Type: Article

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