PRIMARY PROCESSING NEUROPILS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MALLEOLI OF CAMEL SPIDERS (ARACHNIDA, SOLIFUGAE): A RE-EVALUATION OF AXONAL PATHWAYS

Primary processing neuropils associated with the malleoli of camel spiders (Arachnida, Solifugae): a re-evaluation of axonal pathways

Abstract Background Arachnids possess highly specialized and unorthodox sense organs, such as the unique pectines of Scorpiones and the malleoli of Solifugae.While the external morphology, numbers, and shapes of sensory organs are widely used in taxonomic studies, little is known about the internal anatomy of these organs and their associated proce

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The flight of the shrike. The ornithological representation in the Baptism of Christ (1470-1475 c.) by Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci

The artists of the Italian Gas Dryer Renaissance were keen observers of nature.Their works are often enriched with realistic details that inform us about the high degree of their scientific knowledge.In the particular case of the Baptism of Ski de fond - Equipement - Bottes - Combi Christ (1470-1475 c.) by Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinc

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Potential Ancestral Conoidean Toxins in the Venom Cocktail of the Carnivorous Snail Raphitoma purpurea (Montagu, 1803) (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae)

Venomous marine gastropods of the superfamily Conoidea possess a rich arsenal of toxins, including neuroactive toxins.Venom adaptations might have played a fundamental role in the radiation of conoideans; nevertheless, there is still no knowledge about the venom of the most diversified family of the group: Raphitomidae Bellardi, 1875.In this study,

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