Molecular phylogeny of arthropods and the significance of the cambrian "Explosion" for molecular systematics

American Zoologist

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 918-928

  Regier, Jerome C ^a   Shultz, Jeffrey W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

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EID: 22444453034     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/38.6.918     Document Type: Article

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