The hidden biology of sponges and ctenophores

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 282-291

  Dunn, Casey W ^a   Leys, Sally P ^b   Haddock, Steven H D ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative biology; Ctenophores; Genomics; Morphology; Sponges

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; SPONGE;

ANIMALIA; CTENOPHORA (COELENTERATES); PORIFERA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CTENOPHORA; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CTENOPHORA; PHYLOGENY; PORIFERA;

EID: 84928763668     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.03.003     Document Type: Review

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