Selection and the rate of loss of genetic variation: Natural selection and genetic diversity

Heredity

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-2

  Reed, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NOTE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34347335618     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800990     Document Type: Note

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