A Molecular Clock for Malaria Parasites

Robert E. Ricklefs; Diana C. Outlaw

doi:10.1126/science.1188954

A Molecular Clock for Malaria Parasites

Robert E. Ricklefs
, Diana C. Outlaw

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Science
Volume	329
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1188954
State	Published - Jul 9 2010

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Biology

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