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The thorax of the cave cricket Troglophilus neglectus: anatomical adaptations in an ancient wingless insect lineage (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae)

BACKGROUND: Secondary winglessness is a common phenomenon found among neopteran insects. With an estimated age of at least 140 million years, the cave crickets (Rhaphidophoridae) form the oldest exclusively wingless lineage within the long-horned grasshoppers (Ensifera). With respect to their morpho...

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Autores principales: Leubner, Fanny, Hörnschemeyer, Thomas, Bradler, Sven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4758143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26891721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0612-5