Jurassic scorpionflies (Mecoptera) with swollen first metatarsal segments suggesting sexual dimorphism

BACKGROUND: Sexual dimorphism is widespread in insects. The certain specialized structures may be used as weapons in male–male combats or as ornaments to enhance mating opportunities. RESULTS: We report striking swollen first tarsal segments in two families, four genera and six species of scorpionfl...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Yan-jie, Shih, Peter J. M., Wang, Jun-you, McNamara, Maria E., Shih, Chungkun, Ren, Dong, Gao, Tai-ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7981964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33743581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01771-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7981964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33743581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01771-3

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