Genome Size and Species Diversification

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-233

  Kraaijeveld, Ken ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C value; Extinction; Genome size; Speciation; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78649925356     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-010-9093-4     Document Type: Article

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