Cycliophoran dwarf males break the rule: High complexity with low cell numbers

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-5

  Neves, Ricardo Cardoso ^a,b   Sørensen, Kristine J Kürstein ^b   Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg ^b   Wanninger, Andreas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMMENSAL; COMPLEXITY; HEIGHT; MICROORGANISM; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANIMALIA; CYCLIOPHORA; METAZOA;

EID: 69249128673     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv217n1p2     Document Type: Article

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