Differential expression of the adult specifier E93 in the strepsipteran Xenos vesparum Rossi suggests a role in female neoteny

Holometaboly is a key evolutionary innovation that has facilitated the spectacular radiation of insects. Despite the undeniable advantage of complete metamorphosis, the female of some holometabolous species have lost the typical holometabolous development through neoteny. In Xenos vesparum Rossi (St...

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Main Authors: Chafino, S, López-Escardó, D, Benelli, G, Kovac, H, Casacuberta, E, Franch-Marro, X, Kathirithamby, J, Martín, D
Format: Journal article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018