Molecular phylogeny endorses the relationship between carnivorous and filter-feeding tunicates (Tunicata, Ascidiacea)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 603-612

  Tatián, Marcos ^a   Lagger, Cristian ^b   Demarchi, Milagros ^a   Mattoni, Camilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología SECyT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIACEA; MOLGULIDAE; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80054743198     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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