A mantidfly in Cretaceous Spanish amber provides insights into the evolution of integumentary specialisations on the raptorial foreleg
<p>Multiple predatory insect lineages have developed a raptorial lifestyle by which they strike and hold prey using modified forelegs armed with spine-like structures and other integumentary specialisations. However, how structures enabling the raptorial function evolved in insects remains lar...
Main Authors: | Pérez-De La Fuente, R, Peñalver, E |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Research
2019
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