Understanding neutral genomic molecular clocks

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 144-151

  Yi, Soojin V ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generation time effect; Molecular clock; Regional heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649428396     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-007-9010-7     Document Type: Article

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