Evolution of head development

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 408-410

  Bode, Hans ^a   Martinez, Daniel ^a,c   Shenk, M Andrew ^a   Smith, Kerry ^a   Steele, Robert ^b   Technau, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COELENTERATA;

EID: 0032994182     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542982     Document Type: Conference Paper

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