The smallest insects evolve anucleate neurons

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-34

  Polilov, Alexey A ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anucleate neurons; Megaphragma; Miniaturization; Trichogrammatidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUCLEATE NEURON; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLION; HYMENOPTERA; MEGAPHRAGMA MYMARIPENNE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE);

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; CELL NUCLEUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; WASPS;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGAPHRAGMA; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 82655177978     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: 18735495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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