Stochasticity in evolution

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-165

  Lenormand, Thomas ^a   Roze, Denis ^b   Rousset, François ^c  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; MUTATION; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 61449218768     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2008.09.014     Document Type: Review

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