Evolution of development in the cellular slime molds

Evolution and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-313

  Bonner, John Tyler ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; SLIME MOULD;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MYXOMYCETES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DICTYOSTELIIDA; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTION;

ACRASIDA; ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0037872679     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142X.2003.03037.x     Document Type: Review

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