Current views of the origin and diversification of tetrapods

Molecular Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 819-833

  Kupriyanova, N S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Comparative morphology; Evolutionary relationships; Fossils; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350365102     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893309050136     Document Type: Review

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