The determinants of the molecular substitution process in turtles

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Journal of Evolutionary Biology

• Publication date

  2013-01-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/jeb.12031PMID 23176666
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