Mesozoic evolution of cicadas and their origins of vocalization and root feeding
Abstract Extant cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) includes widely distributed Cicadidae and relictual Tettigarctidae, with fossils ascribed to these two groups based on several distinct, minimally varying morphological differences that define their extant counterparts. However, directly assigning Mesoz...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-01-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44446-x |