Superhydrophobicity and size reduction enabled Halobates (Insecta: Heteroptera, Gerridae) to colonize the open ocean

Despite the remarkable evolutionary success of insects at colonizing every conceivable terrestrial and aquatic habitat, only five Halobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae) species (~0.0001% of all known insect species) have succeeded at colonizing the open ocean – the largest biome on Earth. This remarkable...

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Autores principales: Mahadik, G. A., Hernandez-Sanchez, J. F., Arunachalam, S., Gallo Jr., A., Cheng, L., Farinha, A. S., Thoroddsen, S. T., Mishra, H., Duarte, Carlos M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7210887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32385357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64563-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7210887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32385357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64563-7

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