The need for jumpstarting amphibian genome projects

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 378-379

  Calboli, Federico C F ^a   Fisher, Matthew C ^a   Garner, Trenton W J ^b   Jehle, Robert ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; LETTER;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENOMICS;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 79960258059     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.04.006     Document Type: Letter

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