What Arthropod Brains Say about Arthropod Phylogeny

Fahrbach discusses the molecular phylogenies and the morphological synapomorphies of the remipedia. She considers newly discovered information about this anthropod's brain and describes the techniques used to study the optic lobes, the mushroom bodies, and the central complex.

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 101; no. 11; pp. 3723 - 3724
Main Author:	Fahrbach, Susan E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States National Academy of Sciences 16-03-2004 National Acad Sciences
Subjects:	Animals Arthropods Biological Evolution Brain Brain - anatomy & histology Commentaries Crustacea - anatomy & histology Crustacea - genetics Crustaceans Entomology Insect antennae Insect morphology Insecta - anatomy & histology Insecta - genetics Insects Mushroom bodies Neuropil Optic lobe Optics Phylogeny
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Summary:	Fahrbach discusses the molecular phylogenies and the morphological synapomorphies of the remipedia. She considers newly discovered information about this anthropod's brain and describes the techniques used to study the optic lobes, the mushroom bodies, and the central complex.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 ObjectType-Commentary-3 content type line 23 E-mail: susanfah@life.uiuc.edu. See companion article on page 3868.
ISSN:	0027-8424 1091-6490
DOI:	10.1073/pnas.0400472101