Algal Morphogenesis: How Volvox Turns Itself Inside-Out

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2003, Pages

  Cole, Douglas G ^a   Reedy, Mark V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; VOLVOX;

EID: 0141838144     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.09.019     Document Type: Review

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