Morphological description, character conceptualization and the reconstruction of ancestral states exemplified by the evolution of arthropod hearts.

Arthropods are the most species-rich taxon within Metazoa and have gone through major evolutionary changes with regard to body organization. Arthropod hearts and their associated vascular systems are thus morphologically highly disparate: while some arthropods exhibit very powerful hearts and comple...

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Main Authors: Torben Göpel, Christian S Wirkner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6147405?pdf=render