Development in frogs with large eggs and the origin of amniotes

Zoology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-117

  Elinson, Richard P ^a   Beckham, Yvonne ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniote evolution; Direct development; Gastrulation; Localized RNAs; Mesoderm

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; HYLIDAE; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0036997406     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-2006-00060     Document Type: Article

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