title: Larval Evolution: I'll Tail You Later….
abstract: Larval stages can be astonishingly different from their adult forms. A new study in acorn worms shows that the whole larval body is patterned only with a subset of anterior genes, revealing the intricate developmental bases that underlie the evolution of larval forms.
authors.affiliation: Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, 5006 Bergen, Norway. Electronic address: andreas.hejnol@uib.no.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hejnol
authors.affiliation: Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, 5006 Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Bruno C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Vellutini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007814:Larva