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Divergence times in demosponges (Porifera): first insights from new mitogenomes and the inclusion of fossils in a birth-death clock model

BACKGROUND: Approximately 80% of all described extant sponge species belong to the class Demospongiae. Yet, despite their diversity and importance, accurate divergence times are still unknown for most demosponge clades. The estimation of demosponge divergence time is key to answering fundamental que...

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Autores principales: Schuster, Astrid, Vargas, Sergio, Knapp, Ingrid S., Pomponi, Shirley A., Toonen, Robert J., Erpenbeck, Dirk, Wörheide, Gert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6052604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30021516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1230-1