Article
Dimorphic development in Streblospio benedicti: genetic analysis of morphological differences between larval types.
The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Jan 2014
Zakas Christina, Rockman Matthew V
Abstract excerpt
The marine polychaete Streblospio benedicti exhibits two distinct larval types, making it a model for the study of developmental evolution. Females produce either large eggs or small ones, which develop into distinct lecithotrophic or planktotrophic larvae with concomitant morphological and life-history differences. Here, we investigate the inheritance of key morphological traits that distinguish the larval...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Female
- Larva
- Male
- Ovum
- Phenotype
- Polychaeta