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Establishment of the Embryo Body Plan — A Reassessment of Cell Lineage and Cell Fate

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(2006). Establishment of the Embryo Body Plan — A Reassessment of Cell Lineage and Cell Fate. In: Double Fertilization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27792-7_2

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