Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammals

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 409
Issue: 6820
Pages: 614-618
Citations: 1362
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                                    William J. Murphy, 
                                
                                    Eduardo Eizirik, 
                                
                                    Warren E. Johnson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammals. 
                            Nature
                            , 409
                            (6820)
                            , 614-618.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/35054550
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/35054550