A Cambrian micro-lobopodian and the evolution of arthropod locomotion and reproduction

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 3385-3392

  Maas, Andreas ^a   Mayer, Georg ^b   Kristensen, Reinhardt M ^c   Waloszek, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arthropoda; Evolution; Lobopodians; Locomotion; Phylogeny; Reproductive system

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CHELICERATA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; MYRIAPODA; ONYCHOPHORA; PENTASTOMIDA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 37749009916     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0515-3     Document Type: Article

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