Genomic inferences from Afrotheria and the evolution of elephants

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 652-659

  Roca, Alfred L ^a   O'Brien, Stephen J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORNEO; BRAIN; CETACEA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSOCIATION; ELEPHANT; EVOLUTION; FOREST; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ASIA; ELEPHANTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOMICS; HUMANS;

CETACEA; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; EUTHERIA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 27544450356     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2005.09.014     Document Type: Review

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