Comparative analysis of the tardigrade feeding apparatus: Adaptive convergence and evolutionary pattern of the piercing stylet system

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL 1, 2013, Pages 24-35

  Guidetti, Roberto ^a   Bertolani, Roberto ^a   Rebecchi, Lorena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Buccal pharyngeal apparatus; Evolution; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; APOCHELA; ARTHROPODA; ECHINISCIDAE; ECHINISCOIDEA; EUTARDIGRADA; EUTARDIGRADES; HETEROTARDIGRADA; PARACHELA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 84880854481     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2013.s1.e4     Document Type: Article

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