Comparative analysis reveals the complex role of histoblast nest size in the evolution of novel insect abdominal appendages in Sepsidae (Diptera)

BACKGROUND: The males of some sepsid species (Sepsidae: Diptera) have abdominal appendages that are remarkable in several ways. They are sexually dimorphic, have a complex evolutionary history of gain and loss, and can be jointed and thus highly mobile. The sternite brushes are used extensively in c...

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Autores principales: Melicher, Dacotah, Su, Kathy F Y, Meier, Rudolf, Bowsher, Julia H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6186081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30314458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1265-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6186081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30314458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1265-3

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