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SUBMITTER: Schacht MI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7128012 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schacht Magdalena Ines MI Francesconi Martina M Stollewerk Angelika A
Development genes and evolution 20200208 2
Spiders are equipped with a large number of innervated cuticular specializations, which respond to various sensory stimuli. The physiological function of mechanosensory organs has been analysed in great detail in some model spider species (e.g. Cupiennius salei); however, much less is known about the distribution and function of chemosensory organs. Furthermore, our knowledge on how the sense organ pattern develops on the spider appendages is limited. Here we analyse the development of the patte ...[more]