Deciphering metazoan phylogeny: The Need for additional molecular data

American Zoologist

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 859-866

  Mchugh, Damhnait ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746134411     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/38.6.859     Document Type: Article

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