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Why are some species older than others? A large-scale study of vertebrates

BACKGROUND: Strong variations are observed between and within taxonomic groups in the age of extant species and these differences can clarify factors that render species more vulnerable to extinction. Understanding the factors that influence the resilience of species is thus a key component of evolu...

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Autores principales: Cattin, Laure, Schuerch, Johan, Salamin, Nicolas, Dubey, Sylvain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27142042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0646-8