The evolution of larval morphology and swimming performance in ascidians

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1209-1224

  McHenry, Matthew J ^a   Patek, Sheila N ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciona intestinalis; Distaplia occidentalis; Kinematics; Larvae; Morphology; Morphospace; Urochordata

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CIONA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; DISTAPLIA; DISTAPLIA OCCIDENTALIS; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 3042673704     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01701.x     Document Type: Article

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