Evolution of "Rhabditidae" and the male tail

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-244

  Fitch, David H A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bursa; Caenorhabditis elegans; Development; Homology; Male tail; Molecular systematics; Morphology nematode; Phylogeny; rDNA; Rhabditidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034257277     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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