Open AccessViva the worm
Author(s) -
Nicole LeBrasseur
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1594rr2
Subject(s) - biology , reproductive success , affect (linguistics) , zoology , ecology , demography , communication , population , sociology
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