Molecular phylogeny of the protochordates: Chordate evolution

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-33

  Zeng, Liyun ^a   Swalla, Billie J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARTILAGE; CELLS; MORPHOLOGY;

DEUTEROSTOMES; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MULTICELLULAR ANIMALS; PROTOCHORDATES;

CHROMOSOMES;

EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; VERTEBRATE;

CEPHALOCHORDATA; CHORDATA; ECHINODERMATA; HEMICHORDATA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; PROTOCHORDATA; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 21344453544     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-010     Document Type: Review

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