Molecular clocks and the origin(s) of modern amphibians

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 635-639

  Lee, Michael S Y ^a,b   Anderson, Jason S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 33745861376     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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