Polyembryony in parasitic wasps: Evolution of a novel mode of development

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 633-642

  Grbic', Miodrag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental novelty; Evolution of development; Maternal specification; Pattern formation; Polyembryony

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PHYLOGENY; POLYEMBRYONY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WASP;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; GENOME; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; OVARY; OVUM; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; WASPS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; STREPSIPTERA; VERTEBRATA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 1642471706     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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