The evolution of early animal embryos: Conservation or divergence?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 385-393

  Kalinka, Alex T ^a   Tomancak, Pavel ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DIVERGENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NICHE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84862204815     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.03.007     Document Type: Review

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