Phylogenomics Reveals Convergent Evolution of Lifestyles in Close Relatives of Animals and Fungi

@article{Torruella2015PhylogenomicsRC,
  title={Phylogenomics Reveals Convergent Evolution of Lifestyles in Close Relatives of Animals and Fungi},
  author={Guifr{\'e} Torruella and Alex de Mendoza and Xavier Grau-Bov{\'e} and Meritxell Ant{\'o} and M A Chaplin and Javier del Campo and Laura Eme and Gregorio P{\'e}rez-Cord{\'o}n and Christopher M. Whipps and Krista M. Nichols and Richard K. Paley and Andrew J. Roger and Ariadna Sitj{\`a}-Bobadilla and Stuart P. Donachie and I{\~n}aki Ruiz-Trillo},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2015},
  volume={25},
  pages={2404-2410}
}
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