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Elytra reduction may affect the evolution of beetle hind wings

Beetles are one of the largest and most diverse groups of animals in the world. Conversion of forewings into hardened shields is perceived as a key adaptation that has greatly supported the evolutionary success of this taxa. Beetle elytra play an essential role: they minimize the influence of unfavo...

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Autores principales: Goczał, Jakub, Rossa, Robert, Tofilski, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5847043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29568156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00435-017-0388-1