The H3/H4 histone gene cluster of land snails (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora): TS/TV Ratio, GC3 drive and signals in stylommatophoran phylogeny

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-348

  Armbruster, Georg F J ^a   Böhme, Manja ^b   Bernhard, Detlef ^b   Schlegel, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAIL;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; COCHLICOPIDAE; GASTROPODA; HELICOIDEA; MAMMALIA; MYTILUS; STYLOMMATOPHORA; SUCCINEA PUTRIS; TRICHIA VILLOSA; VALLONIIDAE; VERTIGINIDAE;

EID: 27144498609     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyi038     Document Type: Article

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