Genome-size evolution in fishes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1636-1646

  Hardie, David C ^a,b   Hebert, Paul D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FISH; GENOME; TAXONOMY;

ACTINOPTERYGII; AMPHIBIA; AVES; CHONDRICHTHYES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12744279683     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-106     Document Type: Article

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