Morphology of the nervous system of monogonont rotifer Epiphanes senta with a focus on sexual dimorphism between feeding females and dwarf males

Morphology of the nervous system of monogonont rotifer Epiphanes senta with a focus on sexual dimorphism between feeding females and dwarf males

Abstract Background Monogononta is a large clade of rotifers comprised of diverse morphological forms found in a wide range of ecological habitats. Most monogonont species display cyclical parthenogenesis, where generations of asexually reproducing females are interspaced by mixis events when sexual...

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Main Authors: Ludwik Gąsiorowski, Anlaug Furu, Andreas Hejnol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Gnathifera
Neuroanatomy
Sexual dimorphism
CLSM
Meiofauna
Male dwarfism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-019-0334-9

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