Time's arrow: Heterochrony and the evolution of development

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 613-621

  Smith, Kathleen K ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Evolution; Heterochrony

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; HETEROCHRONY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642553335     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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