Phylogenies inferred from mitochondrial gene orders-a cautionary tale from the parasitic flatworms.
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*Molecular Parasitology Unit, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The University of Queensland and The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; †Zoology and Tropical Ecology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; ‡Laboratory of Environmental Health Science, Kochi Medical School, Oko, Nankoku City, Kochi, Japan; §Zoology Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, England; \USDA, Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, Beltsville, Maryland
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Molecular biology and evolution
دوره 17 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000