Journal article

Evolution: The origin of insect wings revisited

Public Deposited

Creator
  • Ross, Andrew J  ( ORCID )
2022

Abstract
  • The evolution of wings and flight was key for the rise of insects. A new study finds that lateral extensions on the abdominal segments of primitive insect nymphs are the serial homologues of wings and probably helped control gliding.

Metadata

Resource Type
  • Journal article
Creator
  • Ross, Andrew J  ( ORCID )
Date published
  • 2022-08-08
Institution
  • National Museums Scotland
Organisational unit
  • Natural Sciences
Journal title
  • Current Biology
Volume
  • 32
Issue
  • 15
Pagination
  • R851-R853
Publisher
  • Elsevier BV
ISSN
  • 0960-9822
Official URL
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DOI
  • 10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.087
Alternate identifier
  • identifier: S0960982222010922 
  • type: sequence-number
Library of Congress Classification