Magic traits: Distinguishing the important from the trivial

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-5

  Haller, Benjamin C ^a   De Léon, Luis F ^a,b   Rolshausen, Gregor ^a   Gotanda, Kiyoko M ^a   Hendry, Andrew P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; NOTE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; GENETIC SPECIATION; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 82955196229     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.09.005     Document Type: Letter

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