Insect evolution: the origin of wings
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Ross, Andrew
Date published
February 6, 2017
Abstract
The debate on the evolution of wings in insects has reached a new level. The study of primitive fossil insect nymphs has revealed that wings developed from a combination of the dorsal part of the thorax and the body wall.
Journal title
Current Biology
Volume
27
Issue
3
Publisher
Elsevier
ISSN
0960-9822
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