Developmental evolution: how beetles evolved their shields.
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Fédrigo, O; Wray, GA
Published in: Current biology : CB
January 2010
Beetle 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.
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Current biology : CB
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1879-0445
ISSN
0960-9822
Publication Date
January 2010
Volume
20
Issue
2
Start / End Page
R64 / R66
Related Subject Headings
- Wings, Animal
- Genes, Insect
- Developmental Biology
- Coleoptera
- Biological Evolution
- Animals
- 52 Psychology
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
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Fédrigo, O., & Wray, G. A. (2010). Developmental evolution: how beetles evolved their shields. Current Biology : CB, 20(2), R64–R66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.012
Fédrigo, Olivier, and Gregory A. Wray. “Developmental evolution: how beetles evolved their shields.” Current Biology : CB 20, no. 2 (January 2010): R64–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.012.
Fédrigo O, Wray GA. Developmental evolution: how beetles evolved their shields. Current biology : CB. 2010 Jan;20(2):R64–6.
Fédrigo, Olivier, and Gregory A. Wray. “Developmental evolution: how beetles evolved their shields.” Current Biology : CB, vol. 20, no. 2, Jan. 2010, pp. R64–66. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.012.
Fédrigo O, Wray GA. Developmental evolution: how beetles evolved their shields. Current biology : CB. 2010 Jan;20(2):R64–R66.
Published In
Current biology : CB
DOI
EISSN
1879-0445
ISSN
0960-9822
Publication Date
January 2010
Volume
20
Issue
2
Start / End Page
R64 / R66
Related Subject Headings
- Wings, Animal
- Genes, Insect
- Developmental Biology
- Coleoptera
- Biological Evolution
- Animals
- 52 Psychology
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences