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Evolutionary Reduction of the First Thoracic Limb in Butterflies
Members of the diverse butterfly families Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies) and Riodinidae (metalmarks) have reduced first thoracic limbs and only use two pairs of legs for walking. In order to address questions about the detailed morphology and evolutionary origins of these reduced limbs, the...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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University of Wisconsin Library
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3281478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21867433 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.011.6601 |