The head anatomy of Epiophlebia superstes (Odonata: Epiophlebiidae)

Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-66

  Blanke, Alexander ^a   Beckmann, Felix ^b   Misof, Bernhard ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Anatomy; Anisoptera; Anisozygoptera; Epiophlebiidae; Epiprocta; MicroCT; Muscle equipment; Phylogeny; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DRAGONFLY; EQUIPMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; PHYLOGENY;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANISOZYGOPTERA; CORDULEGASTRIDAE; EPIOPHLEBIA SUPERSTES; EPIOPHLEBIIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 84873405380     PISSN: 14396092     EISSN: 16181077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13127-012-0097-z     Document Type: Article

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