Evolution of male tail development in rhabditid nematodes related to Caenorhabditis elegans

Systematic Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 145-179

  Fitch, David H A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Character analysis; Evolution of development; Ontogeny; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA; RHABDITIDAE;

HELMINTH DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MUTATION; NEMATODE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; TAIL;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; RHABDITIDA; TAIL;

EID: 0031084477     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/46.1.145     Document Type: Article

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