Metazoan phylogeny as a tool in evolutionary biology : Current problems and discrepancies in application

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 245-261

  Jenner, Ronald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative biology; Evolutionary developmental biology; Metazoa; Phylogeny; Tree pruning; Urbilateria

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0032797649     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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