Pupal remodeling and the evolution and development of alternative male morphologies in horned beetles

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>How novel morphological traits originate and diversify represents a major frontier in evolutionary biology. Horned beetles are emerging as an increasingly popular model system to explore the genetic, developmental, and ecological mec...

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Main Author: Moczek Armin P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/151