Genome size and extinction risk in vertebrates

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1549, 2004, Pages 1701-1705

  Vinogradov, Alexander E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; C value paradox; Hierarchical selection; Macroevolution; Non coding DNA; Selfish DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CONSERVATION GENETICS; EXTINCTION RISK; GENOME; VERTEBRATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENOME SIZE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4243165656     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2776     Document Type: Article

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