Developmental evolution of metazoan bodyplans: The fossil evidence

Developmental Biology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 373-381

  Valentine, James W ^a   Erwin, Douglas H ^b   Jablonski, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FLY; FOSSIL; GENE CONTROL; HISTORY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030022382     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0033     Document Type: Review

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