ArticleOPEN ACCESS

The origin and evolution of lactation

Journal of Biology
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol139
83Citations
Citations of this article
248Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

This article is free to access.

Abstract

The presence of mammary glands is the defining morphological feature of mammals. The recent assembly of the bovine genome and a report in Genome Biology that links the milk and lactation data of bovine and other mammalian genomes will help biologists investigate this economically and medically important feature. © 2009 BioMed Central Ltd.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Capuco, A. V., & Akers, R. M. (2009). The origin and evolution of lactation. Journal of Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/jbiol139

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free