SummaryBeetle forewings are modified into hardened structures called elytra. A recent study indicates that the evolution of elytra involved co-opting genes for exoskeleton formation into the wing development gene network of beetles on at least three separate occasions
Flying insects typically possess two pairs of wings. In beetles, the front pair has evolved into sho...
The order Coleoptera (beetles) is arguably the most speciose group of animals, but the evolutionary ...
Evolutionary Developmental Biology seeks to answer fundamental questions about the mechanisms underl...
SummaryBackgroundThe vast diversity in morphology of insect wings provides an excellent model to stu...
AbstractMorphological innovation is a fundamental process in evolution, yet its molecular basis is s...
Image from Evolutionary Developmental Biology by Ajna Rivera editable .svg file downloadable in Addi...
Image from Evolutionary Developmental Biology by Ajna Rivera When levels of abdominal Hox genes Ubx ...
The origin and integration of novel traits are fundamental processes during the developmental evolut...
Body plan evolution often occurs through the differentiation of serially homologous body parts, part...
Present-day pterygote insects have two pairs of wings, one in the mesothorax (T2), the other in the ...
A major challenge in evolutionary developmental biology is to understand how developmental evolution...
This article also appears in: Evolution 2021, Evolution 2021 Virtual Issue.The acquisition of wings ...
The debate on the evolution of wings in insects has reached a new level. The study of primitive foss...
The origin of novel morphological structures has mystified biologists for centuries. These often-imp...
AbstractRecent developmental studies aimed at elucidating the evolutionary origin of insect wings hi...
Flying insects typically possess two pairs of wings. In beetles, the front pair has evolved into sho...
The order Coleoptera (beetles) is arguably the most speciose group of animals, but the evolutionary ...
Evolutionary Developmental Biology seeks to answer fundamental questions about the mechanisms underl...
SummaryBackgroundThe vast diversity in morphology of insect wings provides an excellent model to stu...
AbstractMorphological innovation is a fundamental process in evolution, yet its molecular basis is s...
Image from Evolutionary Developmental Biology by Ajna Rivera editable .svg file downloadable in Addi...
Image from Evolutionary Developmental Biology by Ajna Rivera When levels of abdominal Hox genes Ubx ...
The origin and integration of novel traits are fundamental processes during the developmental evolut...
Body plan evolution often occurs through the differentiation of serially homologous body parts, part...
Present-day pterygote insects have two pairs of wings, one in the mesothorax (T2), the other in the ...
A major challenge in evolutionary developmental biology is to understand how developmental evolution...
This article also appears in: Evolution 2021, Evolution 2021 Virtual Issue.The acquisition of wings ...
The debate on the evolution of wings in insects has reached a new level. The study of primitive foss...
The origin of novel morphological structures has mystified biologists for centuries. These often-imp...
AbstractRecent developmental studies aimed at elucidating the evolutionary origin of insect wings hi...
Flying insects typically possess two pairs of wings. In beetles, the front pair has evolved into sho...
The order Coleoptera (beetles) is arguably the most speciose group of animals, but the evolutionary ...
Evolutionary Developmental Biology seeks to answer fundamental questions about the mechanisms underl...
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