Persisting stemma neuropils in Chaoborus crystallinus (Diptera: Chaoboridae): Development and evolution of a bipartite visual system

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1524-1530

  Melzer, Roland R ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory eyes; Arthropoda; Lamina; Lateral visual system; Medulla; Short and long visual fibers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; EYE; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; NEUROPIL; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; EVOLUTION; EYE; LARVA; NEUROPIL; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

ARTHROPODA; CHAOBORIDAE; CHAOBORUS CRYSTALLINUS; CHAOBORUS IMAGINES; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; MYRIAPODA;

EID: 70449377408     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10779     Document Type: Article

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