A revision of brain composition in Onychophora (velvet worms) suggests that the tritocerebrum evolved in arthropods

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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Main Authors: Mayer Georg, Whitington Paul M, Sunnucks Paul, Pflüger Hans-Joachim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/255

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