Rodents and palaeogenetics: New perspectives

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 125-134

  Tougard, Christelle ^a   Renvoisé, Elodie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Genetic diversity; Palaeoparasitology; Phylochronology; Phylogeny; Rodents

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

DNA; FOSSIL RECORD; GENETIC VARIATION; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PALEONTOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RODENT;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 43049169865     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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