Reproduction in a carnivorous sponge: The significance of the absence of an aquiferous system to the sponge body plan

Evolution and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 618-631

  Riesgo, Ana ^a,b   Taylor, Chantel ^a,c   Leys, Sally P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; CARNIVORE; CYST; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GAMETOGENESIS; METAZOAN; SPECIALIZATION; SPONGE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; GAMETOGENESIS; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SPONGE (PORIFERA); ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CILIA; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GAMETOGENESIS; PORIFERA; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ASBESTOPLUMA OCCIDENTALIS; METAZOA; PORIFERA;

EID: 35748948938     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2007.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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