On the nature of species: Insights from Paramecium and other ciliates

Genetica

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 677-684

  Hall, Meaghan S ^a   Katz, Laura A ^a,b  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Epigenetics; Molecular evolution; Paramecium; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; PARAMECIUM;

EID: 85027937727     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-011-9571-3     Document Type: Article

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