Darwin was right: where now for experimental evolution?

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 47, Issue , 2017, Pages 102-109

  Rainey, Paul B ^a,b,c   Remigi, Philippe ^c   Farr, Andrew D ^d   Lind, Peter A ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITION; GENE MAPPING; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE TO PHENOTYPE MAP; GEOLOGICAL TIME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 85031796284     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: 18790380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2017.09.003     Document Type: Review

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