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Convergent Evolution of Unique Morphological Adaptations to a Subterranean Environment in Cave Millipedes (Diplopoda)

Animal life in caves has fascinated researchers and the public alike because of the unusual and sometimes bizarre morphological adaptations observed in numerous troglobitic species. Despite their worldwide diversity, the adaptations of cave millipedes (Diplopoda) to a troglobitic lifestyle have rare...

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Autores principales: Liu, Weixin, Golovatch, Sergei, Wesener, Thomas, Tian, Mingyi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5298257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28178274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170717