The macroevolution of size and complexity in insect male genitalia

The evolution of insect male genitalia has received much attention, but there is still a lack of data on the macroevolutionary origin of its extraordinary variation. We used a calibrated molecular phylogeny of 71 of the 150 known species of the beetle genus Limnebius to study the evolution of the si...

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Main Authors: Andrey Rudoy, Ignacio Ribera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1882.pdf