Lessons to learn from ancient asexuals

Genome Dynamics and Stability

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 341-376

  Schön, Isa ^a   Lamatsch, Dunja K ^a,b   Martens, Koen ^a  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 48649107214     PISSN: 18613373     EISSN: 18613381     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7050_2007_032     Document Type: Review

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