Sound vs. light: wing-based communication in Carboniferous insects
Schubnel, Nel and colleagues present the first Carboniferous representative of Titanoptera, Theiatitan azari. Specially modified wing zones suggest that Titanoptera were capable of wing-based communication using light or sound, as seen in modern species.
Main Authors: | Thomas Schubnel, Frédéric Legendre, Patrick Roques, Romain Garrouste, Raphaël Cornette, Michel Perreau, Naïl Perreau, Laure Desutter-Grandcolas, André Nel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-07-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02281-0 |
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