Developmental system drift in the patterning of the arthropod tarsus
Benjamin C. Klementz, S Neu, Ethan M. Laumer, Isaac Amankona Hinne, Emily V.W. Setton, Neeharika Verma, Max Hämmerle, John Rallis, Austen Barnett, Georg Brenneis, Monika Gulia-Nuss, Anastasios Pavlopoulos, Prashant P. Sharma
This study investigates the functional role of clawless in harvestman tarsus development and suggests developmental system drift in arthropod appendage patterning.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Feb 11, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology