Being an arthropod, with an external skeleton and jointed limbs, is a good thing in evolutionary terms. But the question of how the main groups of arthropods are related remains a subject of intense debate.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Fortey, R. A. & Thomas, R. H. (eds) Arthropod Relationships (Chapman & Hall, London, 1998).
Peterson, K. J. & Eernisse, D. J. Evol. Dev. 3, 170–205 (2001).
Cook, C. E., Smith, M. L., Telford, M. J., Bastianello, A. & Akam, M. Curr. Biol. 11, 759–763 (2001).
Hwang, U. W., Freidrich, M., Tautz, D., Park, C. J. & Kim, W. Nature 413, 154–157 (2001).
Giribet, G., Edgecombe, G. D. & Wheeler, W. C. Nature 413, 157–161 (2001).
Akam, M. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 97, 4438–4441 (2000).
Fortey, R. Science 293, 438–439 (2001).
Bromham, L., Rambaut, A., Fortey, R., Cooper, A. & Penny, D. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 95, 12386–12389 (1998).
Feng, D.-F, Cho, G. & Doolittle, R. F. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 94, 13028–13033 (1997).
Jenner, R. A. Evol. Dev. 2, 208–221 (2001).
Aguinaldo, A. M. et al. Nature 387, 489–493 (1997).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Blaxter, M. Sum of the arthropod parts. Nature 413, 121–122 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35093191
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/35093191
