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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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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
 

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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.
Journal cover image

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