Mechanisms of eye development and evolution of the arthropod visual system: The lateral eyes of myriapoda are not modified insect ommatidia

Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-32

  Harzsch, Steffen ^a   Melzer, Roland R ^b   Müller, Carsten H G ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthropoda; Bromodeoxyuridine; Eye growth; Ocelli; Phylogeny; Tetraconata

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; CRUSTACEAN; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EYE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; INSECT; PHYLOGENY; VISION;

ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; CHILOPODA; CRUSTACEA; DIPLOPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LIMULUS; MEROSTOMATA; MYRIAPODA; TRILOBITA;

EID: 33947304313     PISSN: 14396092     EISSN: 16181077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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