Asexual propagation and regeneration in colonial ascidians

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-61

  Kürn, Ulrich ^a   Rendulic, Snjezana ^b   Tiozzo, Stefano ^b,c   Lauzon, Robert J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; CYTOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; METAZOAN; REGENERATION; SEED PROPAGATION; SURVIVAL; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIACEA; BOTRYLLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 80052578545     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv221n1p43     Document Type: Review

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