Open AccessA New Look at Some Old Animals
Author(s) -
Neil W. Blackstone
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000007
Subject(s) - biology , evolutionary biology , zoology
How the tiny marine animal Trichoplax adhaerens is related to other animals has long puzzled researchers studying the origin of metazoans. An ambitious "total evidence" study provides careful analysis of this question and reveals some surprises.
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