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Evidence for Time Dependency of Molecular Rate Estimates

Sun, 2011-07-31 22:09 -- John Hawks
TitleEvidence for Time Dependency of Molecular Rate Estimates
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsHo, SYW, Shapiro, B, Phillips, MJ, Cooper, A, Drummond, AJ
JournalSystematic Biology
Volume56
Pagination515–522
Date Publishedjun
ISSN1063-5157
Keywords2010-10-16, molecular clock, mtDNA, mutation, mutation rate, selection
URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10635150701435401
DOI10.1080/10635150701435401
Citation KeyHo:dependency:2007

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