Advancing perspectives on parity-mode evolution

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 324, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 562-563

  Pyron, R Alexander ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EGG SHELL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; LIZARD; OVIPARITY; SNAKE; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; LIZARDS; OVIPARITY; SNAKES; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

EID: 84938922113     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.22644     Document Type: Editorial

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