Eocene aposematic patterns persist in modern European Lycidae beetles despite the absence of co-mimics

Summary: Ancient aposematic signals might have evolved under different ecological circumstances. Using European Cenozoic amber and phylogenetic reconstruction, we evaluated the evolution of net-winged beetle aposematism. We describe Priabonian Hiekeolycus winkleri sp. nov. from Baltic amber, review...

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Main Authors: Michal Motyka, Sergey V. Kazantsev, Dominik Kusy, Evgeny E. Perkovsky, Shûhei Yamamoto, Ladislav Bocak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223002948