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The “Invertebrates” and Their Nervous Systems

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In the preceding chapter, we have dealt with prokaryotic and eukaryotic unicellular organisms and their “struggle for survival.” In this chapter, we will have a look at multicellular organisms, the Metazoa, which originated about 1 bya.

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Roth, G. (2013). The “Invertebrates” and Their Nervous Systems. In: The Long Evolution of Brains and Minds. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6259-6_7

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