What insights into the developmental traits of urodeles does the study of interspecific hybrids provide?

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 885-893

  Voss, S Randal ^a   Shaffer, H Bradley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma; Hybridization; Paedomorphosis; Salamander; Triturus

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

AMBYSTOMA; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; CROSS BREEDING; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMBRYO; GENE LOCUS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALAMANDER; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; CHIMERA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRITURUS; URODELA;

EID: 0029790658     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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