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Mendeley readers
| Title |
The fundamental units, processes and patterns of evolution, and the Tree of Life conundrum
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biology Direct, September 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6150-4-33 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Eugene V Koonin, Yuri I Wolf |
| Abstract |
The elucidation of the dominant role of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in the evolution of prokaryotes led to a severe crisis of the Tree of Life (TOL) concept and intense debates on this subject. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 154 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 3% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 3% |
| Unknown | 133 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 36 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 8% |
| Other | 31 | 20% |
| Unknown | 13 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 93 | 60% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 13 | 8% |
| Unknown | 21 | 14% |