Rapid molecular evolution in a living fossil

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 106-109

  Hay, Jennifer M ^a   Subramanian, Sankar ^a   Millar, Craig D ^b   Mohandesan, Elmira ^a   Lambert, David M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIVING FOSSIL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; LIZARDS; TIME FACTORS;

DINOSAURIA; REPTILIA; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 39649093865     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.12.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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