Toward an empirical framework for interpreting plastid evolution

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 462-471

  Stiller, John W ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

algae; chloroplast; chromalveolate; endosymbiosis; evolution; plastid

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040379266     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12178     Document Type: Review

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