Early evolution of the Eukaryota

Palaeontology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-17

  Butterfield, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eukaryotes; Last eukaryotic common ancestor (LECA); Major evolutionary transitions; Proterozoic; Stem group

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84920661188     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pala.12139     Document Type: Review

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