Homeoboxes in sea anemones (Cnidaria; Anthozoa): A PCR-based survey of nematostella vectensis and Metridium senile

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-76

  Finnerty, John R ^a   Martindale, Mark Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; BILATERIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CNIDARIA; METRIDIUM; METRIDIUM SENILE; NEMATOSTELLA; NEMATOSTELLA VECTENSIS;

EID: 0031214476     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542736     Document Type: Article

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