Evolutionary patterns in ontogenetic transformation: From laws to regularities

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 845-858

  Alberch, Pere ^a   Blanco, Maria J ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heterochrony; Ontogenetic sequences; Phylogeny; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; BIOGENESIS; EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIFE CYCLE; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EVOLUTION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; PHYLOGENY; SALAMANDRA; URODELA;

EID: 0029792121     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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