1. Origin of high-rank groups of organisms

Paleontological Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-14

  Bergström, Jan ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body plan; Deuterostomes; Evolution; Heterochrony; Macroevolution

Indexed keywords

DEUTEROSTOME; EVOLUTION; HETEROCHRONY; MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0031449636     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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