An evo-devo view on the origin of the backbone: Evolutionary development of the vertebrae

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-186

  Zhang, Guangjun ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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PETROMYZONTIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 68449102193     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icp061     Document Type: Article

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