Comparative metabolomic analysis of polyphenic horn development in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus.

Organisms alter their phenotypes in response to changing environmental conditions. The developmental basis of this phenomenon, phenotypic plasticity, is a topic of broad interest in many fields of biology. While insects provide a suitable model for studying the genetic basis of phenotypic plasticity...

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Main Authors: Naomi G Williamson, Callee M Walsh, Teiya Kijimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265222