The mitochondrial (mt) genome is, to date, the most extensively studied genomic system in
insects, outnumbering nuclear genomes tenfold and representing all orders versus very few …

Insects comprise over half of all described animal species. Together with the Protura
(coneheads), Collembola (springtails) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails), insects form …

The remarkable antiquity, diversity and ecological significance of arthropods have inspired
numerous attempts to resolve their deep phylogenetic history, but the results of two decades …

Fossil age data and molecular sequences are increasingly combined to establish a
timescale for the Tree of Life. Arthropods, as the most species-rich and morphologically …

Acariformes (one of the two main lineages of Acari) represent an exceptionally diverse
group of Arachnida. We performed first comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of Acariformes …

Arthropods were the first animals to conquer land and air. They encompass more than three
quarters of all described living species. This extraordinary evolutionary success is based on …

Most species on Earth are insects and thus, understanding their evolutionary relationships is
key to understanding the evolution of life. Insect relationships are increasingly well …

Remipedes are a small and enigmatic group of crustaceans, first described only 30 years
ago. Analyses of both morphological and molecular data have recently suggested a close …

In most insects with olfactory glomeruli, each side of the brain possesses a mushroom body
equipped with calyces supplied by olfactory projection neurons. Kenyon cells providing …

Arthropods are the most diverse group of animals and have been so since the Cambrian
radiation. They belong to the protostome clade Ecdysozoa, with Onychophora (velvet …