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Figure 3 | Using X-ray imaging and comparative methods to investigate the evolution of organismal design. In recent years, our lab has pioneered the use of X-ray micro-ct to study the evolution of organismal morphology and anatomy using (mostly) ants as a model system.y. Notable examples in FY2018 include a) a study on skeletomuscular adaptations for wood boring including leg reversal in Melissotarsus (Khalife et al. 2018, Front. Zool.), d) comprehensive comparative anatomical studies of the and head (Richt
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05 September 2023

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