Dating the origin of metazoan body plans

Evolution and Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 138-142

  Smith, Andrew B ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS;

EID: 0033224469     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142x.1999.99027.x     Document Type: Article

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