Molecular evolution and ecological stress at global, regional and local scales: The Israeli perspective

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 282, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 95-119

  Nevo, Eviatar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(199809/10)282:1/2<95::aid-jez12>3.0.co;2-f     Document Type: Article

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