A revision of brain composition in Onychophora (velvet worms) suggests that the tritocerebrum evolved in arthropods
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The composition of the arthropod head is one of the most contentious issues in animal evolution. In particular, controversy surrounds the homology and innervation of segmental cephalic appendages by the brain. Onychophora (velvet wor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/255 |