Elucidating animal phylogeny: Advances in knowledge and forthcoming challenges

Key Transitions in Animal Evolution

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 15-33

  Kocot, Kevin M ^a   Cannon, Johanna T ^a   Halanych, Kenneth M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/b10425     Document Type: Chapter

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