How ancient is the adult swimming capacity in the lineage leading to Euchordates?

Evolution and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-174

  Vargas, Alexander O ^a   Aboitiz, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; FOSSIL; INVERTEBRATE CHORDATA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY; SWIMMING;

EID: 18944368426     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2005.05029.x     Document Type: Review

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