Heterochrony: The Evolution of Development

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-218

  McNamara, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Evolutionary trends; Heterochrony; Paedomorphosis; Peramorphosis; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882421697     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-012-0420-3     Document Type: Article

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