Genome evolution and biodiversity in teleost fish

Heredity

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 280-294

  Volff, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genome duplication; Sex chromosomes; Sex determination; Speciation; Teleost fish; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION;

ACTINOPTERYGII; MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 15544377813     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800635     Document Type: Review

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