Arthropod appendages: a prime example for the evolution of diversity, adaptation and innovation

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Nikola-Michael Prpic-Schäper
• Subject Area: Evolutionary Cell and Developmental Biology (Zoology)
• Term: from 2014 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 253500079

• Final Report Year: 2020

Final Report Abstract

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Publications

• A perforated anodised aluminium slide for improved specimen clearing and imaging for confocal laser scanning microscopy. BMC Research Notes, Vol. 11. 2018, Article number: 716.
  Quade F.S.C., Preitz B., Prpic N.M.
  (See online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3826-3)
• Formation and development of the male copulatory organ in the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum involves a metamorphosis-like process. Scientific Reports, Vol. 9. 2019, Article number: 6945.
  Quade F.S.C., Holtzheimer J., Frohn J., Töpperwien M., Salditt T., Prpic N.M.
  (See online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43192-9)
• FoxB, a new and highly conserved key factor in arthropod dorsal-ventral (DV) limb patterning. EvoDevo, Vol. 10. 2019, Article number: 28.
  Heingård M., Turetzek N., Prpic N.M., Janssen R.
  (See online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-019-0141-6)