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Evolutionary Biology – Concepts, Molecular
and Morphological Evolution
.
Pierre Pontarotti
Editor
Evolutionary Biology –
Concepts, Molecular and
Morphological Evolution
Editor
Dr. Pierre Pontarotti
UMR 6632
Universite´ d’Aix-RS
Laboratoire Evolution Biologique et
Mode´lisation, case 19
Place Victor Hugo 3
13331 Marseille Cedex 03
France
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Preface
The 13th Evolutionary Biology Meeting was held in Marseille on the 22–25
September 2009. These events aim to gather leading scientists involved in research
on evolutionary biology, promoting an exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge and
the initiation of inter-gr