Segmentation: Mono- or polyphyletic?

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 583-595

  Seaver, Elaine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Metazoa; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

ANNELID WORM; ARTHROPOD; CHORDATA; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; HOMOPLASY; METAZOON; MONOPHYLY; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYPHYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODS; BODY PATTERNING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INVERTEBRATES; PHYLOGENY; SOMITES; VARIATION (GENETICS); VERTEBRATES;

ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; CHORDATA; METAZOA;

EID: 1642553334     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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