Evidence for the evolution of bdelloid rotifers without sexual reproduction or genetic exchange.

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Science

• Publication date

  2000-05-19

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1126/SCIENCE.288.5469.1211PMID 10817991
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