Comparative morphology of central neuropils in the brain of arthropods and its evolutionary and functional implications

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 55, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 39-51

  Loesel, R ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central complex; Immunocytochemistry; Locomotor control; Neuroanatomy; Onychophora

Indexed keywords

TACHYKININ;

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRUSTACEA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NERVE CELL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPIL; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BRAIN; CRUSTACEA; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NEUROANATOMY; NEURONS; NEUROPIL; PHYLOGENY; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS; TACHYKININS;

ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; CHILOPODA; CRUSTACEA; DIPLOPODA; EUPERIPATOIDES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MYRIAPODA; ONYCHOPHORA;

EID: 3042693551     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.55.2004.1-4.6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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