The Cambrian "explosion" of metazoans and molecular biology: Would Darwin be satisfied?

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 505-515

  Conway Morris, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cambian explosion; Co option; Convergence; Evolution; Metazoa

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETIC CONSERVATION; METAZOON; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; INVERTEBRATES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

METAZOA; VETULICOLIA;

EID: 1642512352     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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