Reflections on arthropod evolution

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-55

  Fryer, Geoffrey ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compound eyes; Convergence; Labrum; Limbs; Mandibles; Molecular approaches; Monophyly; Polyphyly; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANDIBULATA;

EID: 17544367165     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1996.tb01659.x     Document Type: Article

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