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A Preliminary Study of Ancient DNA in Guano Subfossils from the Xisha Islands

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Secret of life, including its origin and evolution, is one of the most mysterious things of the nature. Scientists have make lots of efforts to find the answer. Climate changes can significantly impacts on macro-traits of creatures, i.e. population size, foraging strategy and reproductive behavior.

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Xu, L. (2015). A Preliminary Study of Ancient DNA in Guano Subfossils from the Xisha Islands. In: Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Eco-environment. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45003-1_9

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