The “amphi”-brains of amphipods: new insights from the neuroanatomy of Parhyale hawaiensis (Dana, 1853)

Abstract Background Over the last years, the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis has developed into an attractive marine animal model for evolutionary developmental studies that offers several advantages over existing experimental organisms. It is easy to rear in laboratory conditions with embry...

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Main Authors: Christin Wittfoth, Steffen Harzsch, Carsten Wolff, Andy Sombke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-019-0330-0