Epigenetics in comparative biology: Why we should pay attention

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-20

  Burggren, Warren W ^a   Crews, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84903600238     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icu013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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