Earthworm genomes, genes and proteins: The (re)discovery of Darwin's worms

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1658, 2012, Pages 789-797

  Sturzenbaum S R ^a   Andre, J ^b   Kille, P ^b   Morgan, A J ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Darwin; Earthworms; Evolution; Genotypes; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

EARTHWORM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HERITABILITY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PROTEIN; RECONSTRUCTION; SOIL FAUNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; OLIGOCHAETA; PROTEINS;

EID: 63849087630     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1510     Document Type: Review

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