The population biology of mitochondrial DNA and its phylogenetic implications

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 36, Issue , 2005, Pages 621-642

  Ballard, J William O ^a   Rand, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness; Neutrality; Phylogeny; Selection

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 30344482922     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.36.091704.175513     Document Type: Review

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