Evolution of eyes

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 444-450

  Fernald, Russell D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LENS PROTEIN; OPSIN;

BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; EYE; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; LENS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISION;

EID: 0033853387     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(00)00114-8     Document Type: Review

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