Field homology: A meaningless concept

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 95-99

  Northcutt, R G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Character hierarchies; Comparisons; Development; Homology

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROANATOMY; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0033020731     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.37.2.95.4755     Document Type: Conference Paper

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