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Dissertation
Genital Homologies and Evolution in moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae)
(2017-07-10)
Male genitalia are typically the most important morphological character system in zoological taxonomy and morphology-based phylogenetics. However, to establish their utility and significance in both these fields, a thorough and careful homologization is necessary. The present contribution attempts to view the genitalia of Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the light of recent advances in Diptera genital morphology in order to establish a working understanding of these important character systems and their evolutionary ...
Dissertation
Epitheliale Krypten - ein potentielles Vomeronasalorgan der Lungenfische (Dipnoi)
(2017-07-12)
Lungenfische (Dipnoi), als phylogenetisch früh aus der Sarcopterygii-Linie hervorgegangene Vertreter einerseits, und als nächste rezente Verwandte der Tetrapoden andererseits, sind von essentieller Bedeutung für die Erforschung und Rekonstruktion der evolutionären Entwicklung olfaktorischer Untersysteme. So wurden im vergangenen Jahrhundert die unterschiedlichsten Strukturen im Geruchssystem der Lungenfische als akzessorische Geruchsorgane interpretiert. Die in diesem Punkt vielversprechendsten Kandidaten wurden in ...
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Assessing segmental versus non-segmental features in the ventral nervous system of onychophorans (velvet worms)
(2017-01-03)
Background:
Due to their phylogenetic position as one of the closest arthropod relatives, studies of the organisation of the nervous system in onychophorans play a key role for understanding the evolution of body segmentation in arthropods. Previous studies revealed that, in contrast to the arthropods, segmentally repeated ganglia are not present within the onychophoran ventral nerve cords, suggesting that segmentation is either reduced or might be incomplete in the onychophoran ventral nervous system.
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