Unraveling the mysteries of dog evolution

BMC Biology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Honeycutt, Rodney L ^a  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; EDITORIAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; EVOLUTION;

EID: 77950414089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-8-20     Document Type: Note

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