• Cleavage modification did not alter blastomere fates during bryozoan evolution 

      Vellutini, Bruno Cossermelli; Martin Duran, Jose Maria; Hejnol, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-28)
      Background: Stereotypic cleavage patterns play a crucial role in cell fate determination by precisely positioning early embryonic blastomeres. Although misplaced cell divisions can alter blastomere fates and cause embryonic ...
    • Developmental diversity in free-living flatworms 

      Martín-Durán, José M.; Egger, Bernhard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-03-19)
      Abstract Flatworm embryology has attracted attention since the early beginnings of comparative evolutionary biology. Considered for a long time the most basal bilaterians, the Platyhelminthes (excluding Acoelomorpha) are ...