Evolutionary biology of cancer

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 545-552

  Crespi, Bernard ^a   Summers, Kyle ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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CANCER;

EID: 24944468183     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.07.007     Document Type: Review

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