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Molecular developmental evidence for a subcoxal origin of pleurites in insects and identity of the subcoxa in the gnathal appendages

Pleurites are chitinous plates in the body wall of insects and myriapods. They are believed to be an adaptation to locomotion on land but their developmental and evolutionary origins are unclear. A widely endorsed explanation for their origin is through toughening pre-existing parts of the body wall...

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Autores principales: Coulcher, Joshua F., Edgecombe, Gregory D., Telford, Maximilian J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26507752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep15757