Eyes and vision in the Chengjiang arthropod Isoxys indicating adaptation to habitat

Lethaia

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-230

  Schoenemann, Brigitte ^a   Clarkson, Euan N K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTHROPOD; BIOTA; CAMBRIAN; HABITAT SELECTION; NICHE;

CHENGJIANG; CHINA; YUNNAN;

ARTHROPODA; ISOXYS;

EID: 79955534249     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2010.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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