Afrotherian Origins and Interrelationships: New Views and Future Prospects

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2004, Pages 37-60

  Robinson, Terence J ^a   Seiffert, Erik R ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GENOME; HISTOLOGY; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GENOME; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 16644379618     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-2153(04)63002-X     Document Type: Article

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