Patterning mechanisms and morphological diversity of spider appendages and their importance for spider evolution

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 453-467

  Pechmann, Matthias ^a   Khadjeh, Sara ^a   Sprenger, Frederik ^a   Prpic, Nikola Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chelicerata; Development; Evolution; Morphological diversity; Patterning mechanisms; Spider appendages

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; LEG; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY PATTERNING; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; CHELICERATA;

EID: 78649696479     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2010.07.007     Document Type: Review

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