On the utility of meta-analyses in the study of natural selection

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1907-1908

  Calsbeek, R ^a   McPeek, M A ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN;

HUMANS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84991783899     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12942     Document Type: Note

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