Comparative and Evolutionary Morphology of Isopod Crustacean Genitalia

等足类甲壳动物是一种多样的， 节肢动物的一个类群，从陆地栖息地到 深海 它们构成了一个早期的成功的进化 甲壳动物家族树的分支。 来自的乔治·威尔逊博士 斯克里普斯海洋学研究所提出了一项研究， 等足类主要类群之间的进化关系。 所有等足亚目的代表性物种将被采样 用于组织切片、光学和电子显微镜检查。 生殖器解剖学和形态学将提供大部分数据 来分析进化关系 这项研究将建立一个进化的 等足类甲壳类动物的框架，从而创建一个平台 在此基础上可以开展其他研究项目。 的结果 本课题的研究，今后的形式、功能、发展 等足类动物的进化史将被设定在 背景，提供了对甲壳类动物历史的新见解 和进化过程本身。

Isopod crustaceans are a diverse and ecologically important group of arthropods that range from terrestrial habitats to the deep sea. They constitute an early and successful evolutionary branch of the crustacean family tree. Dr. George Wilson of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography proposes a study of the evolutionary relationships among the major groups of isopods. Representative species from all isopod suborders will be sampled for histological sectioning, light, and electron microscopy. Genitalic anatomy and morphology will provide most of the data for an analysis of evolutionary relationships. The proposed research will establish an evolutionary framework for the isopod crustaceans, thereby creating a platform on which other research projects can be built. As a result of this project, future studies of the form, function, development and biogeography of isopods will be set in an evolutionary context, providing new insight into the history of crustaceans and the process of evolution itself.