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Miniaturization re-establishes symmetry in the wing folding patterns of featherwing beetles

Most microinsects have feather-like bristled wings, a state known as ptiloptery, but featherwing beetles (family Ptiliidae) are unique among winged microinsects in their ability to fold such wings. An asymmetrical wing folding pattern, found also in the phylogenetically related rove beetles (Staphyl...

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Autores principales: Petrov, Pyotr N., Farisenkov, Sergey E., Polilov, Alexey A.
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/PMC7536412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33020523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73481-7

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