Expression of limb initiation genes and clues to the morphological diversification of threespine stickleback

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Cole, Nicholas J ^a   Tanaka, Mikiko ^a,b   Prescott, Alan ^a   Tickle, Cheryll ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; SMEGMAMORPHA;

EID: 0346403356     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.11.039     Document Type: Note

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