Effects of miniaturization in the anatomy of the minute springtail Mesaphorura sylvatica (Hexapoda: Collembola: Tullbergiidae)

Smaller animals display pecular characteristics related to their small body size, and miniaturization has recently been intensely studied in insects, but not in other arthropods. Collembola, or springtails, are abundant soil microarthropods and form one of the four basal groups of hexapods. Many of...

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Main Authors: Irina V. Panina, Mikhail B. Potapov, Alexey A. Polilov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8037.pdf