The direction of evolution within the polychaeta

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Westheide, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annelida; Articulata; Phylogeny; Polychaeta

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; SYSTEMATICS;

ARTICULATA; CLITELLATA; OWENIA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0030618676     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770011     Document Type: Article

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